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Are you looking for family-friendly jokes and clever puns with a feathered theme?  This bumper list of bird puns and bird jokes has all you need to get everyone smiling.

As well as being good for a giggle, these funny bird puns and jokes about birds make perfect bird captions for instagram and social media (make sure you check out my nature hashtags copy and paste lists to save time there too).  Birds puns and birds jokes also come in handy for greetings cards, school nature projects, and cute lunchbox notes for the kids.

The best puns about birds and bird jokes

Ready to dive into the bird-themed silliness?

Read on for a flock of kid-friendly bird puns and funny bird jokes that will quack you up (two hilarious bird puns in one sentence there 😉 )

You could also have a go at making my homemade bird feeders with the kids.  This is a nice way to extend the bird-themed fun, and will also encourage your local feathered friends to visit your garden.

Funny jokes about birds

Share these funny jokes about birds with the kids for lots of giggles.

When should you buy a bird?  When it goes cheep.

What do you call a parrot that flew away?  A polygon.

What did the duck say when he dropped the dishes?  “I hope I didn’t quack any”. (head this way for more duck jokes)

Why do hummingbirds hum?  Because they don’t know the words.

What species of bird works at a building site?  A crane.

What do birds like to put in their soup?  Crow-tons.

What’s it called when it’s raining ducks and geese?  Fowl weather.

Where do birds invest their money?  In the stork market.

What do you call an eagle with a fever? An ill eagle.

Did you hear the joke about the broken egg? “Yes, it cracked me up.”

What do you call a sad bird? A bluebird.

What is even smarter than a talking bird? A spelling bee. (more bee jokes here)

What did the bird say when he forgot to revise for his test?  “I’ll just wing it.”

What do you call a funny chicken?  A comedi-hen.

How does a bird with a broken wing land safely?  With its sparrow chute.

What kind of birds do you usually find locked up?  Jail birds.

What’s a parrot’s favourite game?  Hide and speak.

Why do birds fly south in the winter?  Because it’s too far to walk.

How do chickens get strong?  They do eggs-ercise.

What do you call two birds in love?  Tweethearts.

Where do crows go for a drink? To the crow bar.

Did you hear the one about the crow and the telephone pole? He wanted to make a long distance caw.

Why did the chicken join a band? Because it had the drumsticks.

What’s a duck’s favourite snack? Quackers.

What do you give a bird with bird flu? Medical tweetment.

How do you catch a unique bird?  Unique up on it.

What do you call a group of chickens playing hide and seek?  Fowl play.

What type of books do owls like?  Hoot-dunnits.

Which birds are always depressed?  Bluebirds.

What do you call an owl who’s all mixed up?  Low.

What type of birds spend lots of time on their knees?  Birds of prey.

How do crows stick together in a flock?  Velcrow.

What do you get if you kiss a bird?  A peck on the cheek.

What bird film won an Oscar?  Lord of the Wings.

What kind of bird can carry the most weight? The crane.

What type of books do snowy owls like to read? Hooo-dunnits.

Why can’t birds play baseball? Because they’re always ducking or hitting fowl balls.

What’s a bird’s favourite time of day? Cockatiel hour.

Silly bird jokes for kids

Kids love a silly joke, and these birds jokes are definitely quackers!

Why did the chicken cross the playground?  Because it wanted to get to the other slide.

What’s black and white and black and white and black and white?  A penguin falling down the stairs.

What do you give to a sick bird?  Tweetment.

Where do royal birds live?  Duckingham Palace.

What did the tree say to the woodpecker?  Leaf me alone!

Why did the little bird get into trouble at school?  Because he was caught tweeting on a test.

What do owls sing when it rains?  Too wet to woo.

What did the ill chicken say?  I’ve got people-pox!

Why did the bird fly into the library?  Because he was looking for bookworms.

Where do ducks go when they are sick?  To the duck-tor.

What’s a bird’s favourite game?  Beakaboo.

What do you call a group of chickens dancing? Poultry in motion.

Where does a peacock go when it loses its tail? A re-tail store.

What do you call an owl dressed in armour? A knight owl.

Why didn’t the night owl go to the funeral? He wasn’t a mourning person.

What bird can you buy at the grocery store?  A kiwi.

Why did the chicken cross the road, roll in mud, then cross the road again?  He was a dirty double crosser.

What do you call a rude bird?  A mockingbird.

Which bird is always out of breath?  A puffin.

What does a cat call a hummingbird?  Fast food.

What has webbed feet and fangs?  Count Duckula.

How many birds does it take to change a lightbulb?  Toucan do it.

What do you get if you cross a firework with a duck?   A firequacker.

What do you call a man with a seagull on his head? Cliff.

Why did the pelican get kicked out of the restaurant?  Because he had a very big bill.

What bird is helpful at mealtimes?  A swallow.

What is an owl’s favourite Beatles song? Owl you need is love.

Why did the bird join the musical? Because it had perfect pitch.

What do you call an owl with a low voice? A growl.

Why don’t birds take sides in politics? Because they appreciate both left and right wings.

What do you call a penguin in the desert?  Lost.

Which bird always gets first place?  A peng-win.

What’s a bird’s favourite kind of maths?  Owlgebra.

What do chickens do on sunny afternoons?  They have peck-nics.

Why do seagulls like living by the sea?  Because if they lived by the bay they’d be baygulls.

What’s the difference between a fly and a bird?  A bird can fly, but a fly can’t bird.

What steals your toys while you’re in the bath?  A robber ducky.

What happens when lovebirds break up? They turn into bluebirds.

Why didn’t the rooster cross the road?  Because it was chicken.

What kind of bird doesn’t need a comb?  A bald eagle.

Why do owls get invited to parties?  Because they’re a hoot.

What do you call a duck who’s always telling jokes?  A wise quacker.

Knock knock bird jokes

Try a knock knock bird joke to get kids thinking.

Knock, knock.  Who’s there?  Baby Owl.  Baby Owl who?  Baby owl see you later, maybe I won’t!

Knock, knock.  Who’s there?  Kuck.  Kuck who?  Don’t call me cuckoo!

Knock, knock.  Who’s there?  Twit.  Twit who?  Help, an owl!

Knock, knock.  Who’s there?  Earl.  Earl who?  Early bird catches the worm!

Knock, knock.  Who’s there?  Goose.  Goose who?  Goose who it is!

Knock, knock.  Who’s there?  Hoo.  Hoo who?  Mum, there’s an owl at the door!

Knock, knock.  Who’s there?  Toucan.  Toucan who?  Toucan play that game!

Knock, knock. “Who’s there?” Owl. “Owl who?” Owl be seeing you!

Funny puns about birds

There are so many ways to crack (or should that be quack?) a bird pun, and you don’t have to be a bird lover to enjoy them.  Here are some of my favourites.

We are not emu-sed

Going cheep

Tweetie pie

Under the feather

Owl you need is love

Happy bird-day to you

Quack the case

I’m hooting for you

Poultry in motion

Eggs-citing

Nice to tweet you

That bird joke flew right over your head

Feather forecast

Quack me up

I’ve been waiting owl day

Beak careful

Very un-pheasant

A pheasant surprise

Winging it

Do you have a sparrow minute?

Don’t let anyone clip your wings

You’re a real hoot

Love birds

Egg-cellent bird puns that are a real hoot

Bird enthusiasts will love these silly bird puns.

Owl night long

A heavy birden

Caw me on my cellphone

Stork raven mad

Crow away

One fowl swoop

You’re owl-some

Wise quacks

Im-peck-able

Toucan play that game

I’m feeling emu-tional

Like feather, like son

That’s ill-eagle

Carry your birden

Bird on the street

Quite ostrich

Let’s ruffle some feathers

Very emu-sing

Stop mocking-bird me

Get your heron checked

Put a wing on it

Tweet dreams

Owl you need is love

Irritable owl syndrome

More bird puns

You’re so tweet

Fowl play

Crowing, crowing, gone

A chirp off the old block

I think you’re dove-ly

Season’s tweetings

Owl by myself

Going quackers

No egrets

Tweetheart

This is hawkward

Bird puns fly right over my head

It’s been a ruff day

Let’s parrot-y

Fowl ball

Keep pecking away

I’m talon you

You’re such a comedi-hen

I know the early bird gets the worm, but that’s just too much to swallow.

That’s hawk-ward

Owl or nothing

Nip it in the budgerigar

Fowl language

A little bird told me

Don’t caw me, I’ll caw you

Share your favourite bird jokes and puns about birds!

I hope this list of bird jokes and bird puns for kids has generated chirps of laughter and plenty of material for nature-themed laughs.  If your favourite bird joke or best bird pun isn’t included, please share it in the comments section so we can all enjoy it 🙂

More nature-themed fun

If you like exploring nature with the kids – or just want to try and do it more often – my book *A Year of Nature Craft & Play is a great resource.  It’s filled with 52 nature activities, games and crafts – one for every week of the year – all with easy-to-follow instructions and lots of colourful pictures to get kids engaged and excited.  Find out more about it in my post on nature play.

More family-friendly jokes, puns and quotes

I’ve got a whole host of nature-inspired lists of family-friendly jokes and puns for you to explore.  There are flower puns and flower jokes, nature puns, plant puns and plant jokes, bee jokes and bee puns, fish puns, cow jokes, bear puns, sunflower puns, ice puns, rock puns, garden puns and garden jokes, gnome puns, cat puns, tree puns and tree jokes, fruit puns and fruit jokes, bean jokes and puns, vegetable puns and vegetable jokes, potato puns and potato jokes, spring puns, Easter jokes, summer jokes, fall puns and fall jokes, art jokes and puns, pumpkin jokes and pumpkin puns, skull puns and Halloween jokes for kids (bookmark these last three for Halloween). And finally, my Christmas jokes for kids are ideal for a good laugh during the festive season.

There’s also a whole series of quotes blog posts that you might like to check out.  As well as being a lovely source of nature inspiration, you can use them in your social media posts.  There are nature quotes and nature captions, flower quotes, gardening quotes, tree quotes, quotes about sunflowers and waterfall quotes to enjoy.

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