History of this site

This site was created due to the lack of archiving of bird therian experiences. While general archives like the alterhuman archive exists, many sites that used to host bird experiences, such as blogs, personal websites, and forums, have gone under, these experiences disappearing with them. Bird therianthropes are, while not as rare as reptiles or fish, uncommon in therian spaces, that are largely dominated by mammals.

This site hopes to compile experiences common to bird therianthropes, inspired mainly by the work of Bird of a Feather, a site that used to host essays by bird therians. The blog Animal Quills on dreamwidth is also a source of inspiration. This blog is still technically active, and if you want to leave your mark on it, and are able to write long form essays, I also recommend checking it out.

As of writing this (2026), the therian community has stepped into a direction of less long form essays. While I appreciate that newer therians have a very physical and in touch with reality relationship to their animality, I grieve the in-depth discussions about experiences that helped me put words on how I felt. I am hoping to give people easy access to understanding their own experiences.

This website is mainly written by one author. It may therefore have bias in some subjects. Please do attempts cross-reading other sources if you can.

As a closing note, here is an illustrated fragment of “Being bird : trying to find some common nature”, an essay by Avia on Animal Quills. It is one of my favorite essays.

"There is nothing deader than a dead bird. Birds are all movement. Without movement, they are just feathers and air" Birdy, by Bill Wharton. Background is a feather on the ground.

If there is one physical thing about birds that crosses into a physical experience, it is the fact that we move. Background is a swift in flight.

We migrate. Background is a flock of geese in flight.

We do not live in one place. Background is a great tit perched in a tree.

Even the birds who do not fly are fast runners. Background is two male ostriches running.

and if they are clumsy on land, then they are expert swimmers. Background is many emperor penguins diving.

Birds are energy. Background is a raptor in flight.

Fast heartbeats. Background is a head shot of a roadrunner holding a prey.

Constantly burning calories. background is two hummingbirds facing each other in flight.

We are movement, in all directions we know as living beings. Background is two great white herons fightings.

For many birds, a successful hunt requires surrendering your body to gravity and the natural movement of the earth. Background is a barn owl in flight over grasslands.

Folding your wings. Background is a painted picture of folding tern wings.

And. Background is a white sky.

No text. Empty white sky.

Falling. Background is a white tern diving. it is a continuation of the two previous pictures.

There is no movement that is greater for us living beings. background is a head shot of an hovering peregrine falcon

Than terminal velocity. Background is a diving peregrine falcon.