What is "birds of a feather"

n. (context idiomatic English) People having similar characters, backgrounds, interests, or beliefs.

Birds of a Feather is a British sitcom originally broadcast on BBC One from 1989 to 1998, then revived on ITV in 2014. Starring Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph, it was created by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, who also wrote some of the episodes along with many other writers.

The first episode sees sisters Tracey Stubbs (Linda Robson) and Sharon Theodopolopodos (Pauline Quirke) brought together when their husbands are sent to prison for armed robbery. Sharon, who lived in an Edmonton council flat, moves into Tracey's expensive house in Chigwell, Essex. Their Jewish next-door neighbour, and later friend, Dorien Green (Lesley Joseph), is a middle-aged married woman who is constantly having affairs with younger men. In the last two BBC series, the location is changed to Hainault before returning to Chigwell in series 10 (the first aired on ITV).

The series ended its original BBC One run on Christmas Eve 1998 after nine years, but returned just over 15 years later, on 2 January 2014, on ITV for its tenth series overall, running for eight episodes. The opening episode of the new series attracted nearly 8 million viewers, giving ITV its highest rated comedy since Barbara in 2000. In 2015, there was an eleventh series aired from December 2014 - January 2015. This was the second series for ITV and a twelfth series aired in 2016. This was the third series on ITV. A special episode is to be filmed abroad, and will air Christmas 2016. Series 13 has been ordered but will not air until late 2017 at the earliest.

"Birds of a Feather" is a 1998 song by the American band Phish. It is the second track from their 1998 album The Story of the Ghost and was released as their twelfth promotional single by Elektra Records. The song is a funk rock song written by the entire band and lyricist Tom Marshall.

First descending from the rafters of the Nassau Coliseum on the first night of the Island Tour and mercilessly strafing the unsuspecting crowd, "Birds of a Feather" is pretty obviously a product of Phish's fascination with Talking Heads (and, in particular, "Crosseyed and Painless") following their recreation of Remain in Light on Halloween 1996. The tune's uptempo-but-funky rhythm, and especially Trey's guitar lick, strongly evoke "Crosseyed."

The song premiered on April 2, 1998 at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, the first of the four shows in the "Island Tour". This show is available as Live Phish 4-2-98. Musically, it was one of the more upbeat tracks from the predominantly slow and funky The Story of the Ghost album.

"Birds of a Feather" is one of the few Phish songs to be performed three times on U.S. national television. The song was first performed at the 1998 Farm Aid concert, on October 3, 1998, and shown live on CMT. It was also played at PBS's Sessions at West 54th on October 20, 1998 which was broadcast on PBS affiliates starting on January 9, 1999. The third performance was on the October 27, 1998 episode of CBS's Late Show with David Letterman.

The song also was featured on the October 7, 1998 episode of the WB teen drama Dawson's Creek, entitled "The Kiss".

Birds of a Feather is a British sitcom that has aired since 1989.

Birds of a Feather may also refer to:

• Birds of a feather (computing), an informal discussion group or session
• Birds of a Feather (novel), a Maisie Dobbs novel by Jacqueline Winspear

In film and television:

• Birds of a Feather (1917 film), a film starring Harold Lloyd
• Birds of a Feather (1931 film), animated short
• Birds of a Feather (1936 film), a British comedy directed by John Baxter
• "Birds of a Feather" (Batman: The Animated Series), an episode of Batman: The Animated Series
• "Birds of a Feather" (Murder, She Wrote), an episode of Murder, She Wrote

In music:

• Birds of a Feather (album), a 1958 album by Carmen McRae
• Birds of a Feather (EP), an EP by Killing Joke
  • "Birds of a Feather" (Killing Joke song), the title song
• "Birds of a Feather" (Phish song)
• "Birds of a Feather", a song by Joe South, covered by The Raiders
• "Birds of a Feather", a song and a 1985 compilation album by Rough Trade

In computing, BoF (birds of a feather) can refer to:

• An informal discussion group. Unlike special interest groups or working groups, BoFs are informal and often formed in an ad hoc manner. The acronym is used by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) to denote initial meetings of members interested in a particular issue.
• A BoF session, an informal meeting at conferences, where the attendees group together based on a shared interest and carry out discussions without any pre-planned agenda.

Birds of a Feather is a 1917 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.

"Birds of a Feather" is a song by English rock band Killing Joke. It was released as a 7" single in October 1982 by record labels E.G. and Polydor in The Netherlands and also as a three-track EP by E.G. and Passport.

Birds of a Feather is a 1936 British comedy film directed by John Baxter and starring George Robey, Horace Hodges and Eve Lister. A sausage-making tycoon rents a castle from an impoverished aristocrat. It was adapted from the play A Rift in the Loot by George Foster.

Birds of a Feather is a Silly Symphonies animated Disney short film. It was released in 1931.

Birds of a Feather is a 1958 album by Carmen McRae. The album was arranged by Ralph Burns, and features the saxophonist Ben Webster. All the songs on the album reference birds in some way.