Bird cartoon

Read these bird jokes with a friend, your family or your class. Pause after each question and see who can guess the playful answer.

Jokes to read aloud

Why do hummingbirds hum?
Because they forgot the words!

Why did the pelican bring a wallet to lunch?
To pay its enormous bill.

What do you get if you cross a parrot with a woodpecker?
A bird that talks in morse code!

What did they call the canary that flew into the pastry dish?
Tweetie Pie!

Why couldn't anyone see the bird?
It was in disguise: up in da skies!

What kind of math do birds like?
Owlgebra.

How do you get a raven to stop calling?
Take away its cell phone?

What's the difference between bird flu and swine flu?
If you have bird flu, you need tweetment. If you have swine flu, you need oink-ment.

What does a bird like in his soup?
Crowtons.

Why is a sofa like a roast chicken?
Because they're both full of stuffing!

What do you call a bunch of chickens playing hide-and-seek?
Fowl play!

What do you call a sick eagle?
Illegal

Why did the doves miss the wedding?
They were under the feather.

What does a farmer call an escaped bird?
a loose goose.

What flies through the jungle singing opera?
The parrots of Penzance!

How do you get a cut-price parrot?
Plant bird seed!

How do blue jays stay fit?
Wormups.

What kind of bird runs the church?
A cardinal!

What is a parrot's favorite game?
Hide and Speak!

What books did the owl like?
Hoot-dunits!

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

Where does bird royalty live?
Duckingham Palace.

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

What bird is helpful at dinner?
A swallow!

What did the gamekeeper say to the lord of the manor?
'The pheasants are revolting'!

How many cans does it take to make a bird?
Two cans: a toucan!

What is a duck's favorite TV show?
The feather forecast!

What do you call a crate of ducks?
A box of quackers!

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

What do you get when you cross an owl and an oyster?
Pearls of Wisdom

What do you give a sick bird?
Tweetment!

What's another name for a clever duck?
A wise quacker!

Which bird is always out of breath?
A puffin!

What's got six legs and can fly long distances?
Three swallows!

How do you get a parrot to talk properly?
Send him to polytechnic!

Why did the parrot get kicked out of the cinema?
It kept repeating the spoilers.

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

What do you get when you cross a country singer with a bird?
A Nashville warbler.

Which birds steal soap from the bath?
Robber ducks!

Why do seagulls live by the sea?
Because if they lived by the bay, they would be bay-gulls!

What do owls sing when it is raining?
'Too wet to woo'!

What soap do birds use?
Dove.

Why do birds fly south?
Because it's too far to walk.

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Pick a favourite joke. Which word makes the answer surprising? Say the word slowly and explain the joke to a partner.

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