Best Bird Decks?

HighPriestess

I've been feeling drawn to bird-related things lately so I thought about picking up a bird deck. There are two decks that appeal to me but I can't decide which I should get.

Bird Cards

Winged Enchantment Oracle

I really like the more realistic style of the Bird Cards and the fact that there are more birds, but I love the details in the Winged Enchantment cards. (I actually made a thread about the deck when it first came out but missed out on ordering it). How are the guidebooks for each deck?
 

BodhiSeed

I've yet to find the perfect bird deck! I prefer ones that have good artwork or photos that don't anthropomorphize the birds and also come with booklets that give meanings based on myths or actual bird behavior rather than New Age fluff. Here are a few other decks (that you might or might not know about):
Bird Signs
https://www.amazon.com/Bird-Signs-G...TF8&qid=1489405951&sr=1-1&keywords=bird+signs
Ascension to Paradise
https://www.amazon.com/Ascension-Pa...IA4_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1489406384&sr=1-2
Feathered Omens
https://www.amazon.com/Feathered-Om...rd_wg=GCTHH&psc=1&refRID=TKQGWQ409QF2WVYD7X0Q

I've got the Bird Signs, Ascension to Paradise and Bird Cards decks because I like the artwork. The booklets I don't care for, so I just research the bird myself and come up with my own information. Andrews' deck has good information, but the photos aren't a good quality.
 

HighPriestess

I've yet to find the perfect bird deck! I prefer ones that have good artwork or photos that don't anthropomorphize the birds and also come with booklets that give meanings based on myths or actual bird behavior rather than New Age fluff. Here are a few other decks (that you might or might not know about):
Bird Signs
https://www.amazon.com/Bird-Signs-G...TF8&qid=1489405951&sr=1-1&keywords=bird+signs
Ascension to Paradise
https://www.amazon.com/Ascension-Pa...IA4_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1489406384&sr=1-2
Feathered Omens
https://www.amazon.com/Feathered-Om...rd_wg=GCTHH&psc=1&refRID=TKQGWQ409QF2WVYD7X0Q

I've got the Bird Signs, Ascension to Paradise and Bird Cards decks because I like the artwork. The booklets I don't care for, so I just research the bird myself and come up with my own information. Andrews' deck has good information, but the photos aren't a good quality.

Yeah I saw those, the Bird Signs are more expensive and OOP (I like the art style though) and I like photographs but I was looking for more of an art deck. I'd like to get the Bird Cards before Ascension to Paradise though.
 

reall

Bird Signs, Ascension to Paradise and Bird Cards decks because I like the artwork.
oh! these are on my wishlist forever!:)) always wanted good Bird Tarot deck based on RWS!^^
btw do you have any ideas what would be your choice of birds for major and minor arcana and court cards?:))
 

BodhiSeed

oh! these are on my wishlist forever!:)) always wanted good Bird Tarot deck based on RWS!^^
btw do you have any ideas what would be your choice of birds for major and minor arcana and court cards?:))
These decks are all oracle decks rather than tarot. But you might check out Nature Spirit Tarot which has lots of birds in it. :)
 

Carojulie

Hello !

The Messenger cards is not exclusively birds, there are other animals in the deck, but numerous cards show birds, and the art (IMO) is really superb.
I do not think it will fit your bill here, since it is not a "bird only" deck, but I thought you might like to have a look at it.

I have this deck and I admire the art. I do not use it much for divination, more for carrying around one card at a time, to remind me of the energy of such animal or bird. But it would work for divination I think (I should try)
 

DDwarks

There's the Sun Conure Arcana (Majors only). VERY different but birds only :)
 

HighPriestess

I ended up buying the Bird Cards and Ascension to Paradise! They both look like they'll be hard to find soon so I decided to splurge and buy both.
 

Cocobird55

Beth Seilonen has done several bird decks -- owls and parrots mostly. Great for parrot lovers.