Birds of same feather flock together

It is and old saying and means the same as “Apples don’t fall far from the tree.” It literally means that the people, who you follow or socialize with, are going to have the same character traits as you. Generally, a person keeps company with others who share the same interests. For example, a person who enjoys hiking, bicycling and other outdoor recreational activities, will likely have friends who share the same interests. People tend to socialize with others who share the same interests. The character of a person can be determined by the company he keeps. For example, a wicked person will be seen in the company of wicked. A religious person cannot be found in the group of drunkards.

On the other hand, if you associate with the ‘wrong crowd’ or with unscrupulous people who engage in illicit activities, drug use, etc., then sooner or later, you will most likely try using drugs or engage in the same illicit activities because, of peer pressure or curiosity. After all, your friends are doing them. The people in your company will influence you and vise versa. If you are associating with people who are negative influences, my advise to you is, disassociate yourself with bad influences. Socialize with positive people who have good character traits, such as morals, integrity, ethics and goals in life. People generally judge a person’s character by the company that they keep. That is what is meant by the idiom, “Birds of a feather flock together.”

Moreover, it means you’re more likely to see sparrows interact together, or finches flock together, or vultures flock together. Very unlikely to see buzzards and hawks and kingfishers moving or even staying together in the same place. While some say it’s due translated to the axiomatic meaning, it’s the phenomenon among many humans to pick company with those among whom they share similar interests. Soccer lovers/players tend to relate easily with fellow enthusiasts. The high correlation seen in marriages between two highly intellectual people. It’s almost a standard feature of our relationship forming habits that we quickly form a basket of preferences/similarities we see in others that are attractive to us, and figure out whether or not we can “flock” with them.

Normally people with common interest and alike features with often stick together, like birds of the same species staying in one flock. However, it should be noted that there is a second part to the idiom— “Birds of a feather flock together, until the cat comes.” This probably means that people who group together just because they look and act like each other often leave each other at the slightest sign of trouble and aren’t truly there for you— like birds that scatter when a predator threatens one of them.

The ‘sameness’ is implied without being said. The full phrase is ‘birds of a feather flock together’, meaning that those with a common attitude or interest often associate with others who have similar attitudes. The phrase is often used in a mildly pejorative way, as a comment about people whose behaviour is less than desirable, meaning ‘they’re not very pleasant, so they associate with others who are the same’. Like a flock of birds stealing a farmer’s corn! Cheers!