Animals and birds often bring me messages from my higher self.
I used to think every single messenger was a portend, if only I could decode it.
But, sometimes animal messengers aren't predicting the future. They are simply saying, "Hey, we're here. Now. Come back to the present."
Looking at a likely future timeline can be helpful, but "spirituality" isn't really about predicting the future as much as it's about learning to be in the current moment.