Can Birds Really Predict the Weather?

By Satyajit Patra Image Source: Pixabay

People often says birds can sense the changes of weather. But is it true?

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Birds have a keen ability to sense air pressure changes, and low pressure often precedes storms.

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Before bad weather some birds return to their shelter, it might be indicate their awareness of approaching weather change.

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Birds' weather prediction skills might not be correct. They may react to other reason like food availability or predator activity.

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While not a guaranteed of it, but sometime birds behavior can be one clue to guess what the weather might bring.

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Birds are interesting to their own system but it might be wrong to say that birds can accurately predict the weather.

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