“The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.” (Revelation 4:10-11 KJV)
“And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown,….” (Revelation 14:14 KJV)
“Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.” (James 1:12 KJV)
“For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?”
(1 Thessalonians 2:19 KJV)
“Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.” (2 Timothy 4:8 KJV)
“But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him? Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:” (Hebrews 2:6-7 KJV)
“And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.” (1 Peter 5:4 KJV)
With all these birds with crowns, maybe the Lord wants to remind us to think about these verses, and do what they say. Then we will have some crowns to cast at Jesus’ feet when we get to heaven.
And a few more birds with crowns:
- Black-Crowned Night Heron at S Lk Howard by Lee
- Crowned Hornbill (Lophoceros alboterminatus) ©WikiC
- White-crowned Wheatear (Oenanthe leucopyga) ©WikiC
- Purple-crowned Fairywren From Pinterest
- Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Jax Zoo by Lee
- Black-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra senegalus) ©WikiC
- Maroon-breasted Crowned Pigeon from New Guinea – by Chris 2003 From Pinterest
- Red-crowned Ant Tanager (Habia rubica) by Ian
- Crowned Cormorant (Microcarbo coronatus) ©WikiC
- Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler (Cettia major) ©WikiC
- Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) (2) by Raymond Barlow
- Grey-crowned Cranes ©©BigHDWalls
- Black-crowned Antpitta (Pittasoma michleri) ©WikiC
- Yellow-crowned Bishop (Euplectes afer) ©WikiC
- Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove (Ptilinopus regina) ©WikiC
- The Ruby-crowned Kinglet for Birds Illustrated by Color Photography, 1897
- Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix nigriceps) ©WikiC
- White-crowned Lapwing (Vanellus albiceps) at NA by Lee
- Juan Fernandez Firecrown (Sephanoides fernandensis) ©Flickr Héctor Gutiérrez Guzmán
- Green-backed Firecrown (Sephanoides sephaniodes) ©WikiC
- Chestnut-crowned Gnateater (Conopophaga castaneiceps) ©WikiC2
- White-crowned Robin-Chat (Cossypha albicapillus) WikiC
- Yellow-crowned Gonolek (Laniarius barbarus) ©Flickr Rainbirder
- Green-backed Firecrown (Sephanoides sephaniodes) ©Flickr Rodolfo Walker
- Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ©WikiC
- Crowned Lapwing (Vanellus coronatus) Closeup ©WikiC
- Yellow-crowned Bishop (Euplectes afer) ©Flickr Ian White
- Blue-crowned Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus courtoisi) at Cincinnati Zoo by Lee
- Black-crowned Tanager (Phaenicophilus palmarum) ©WikiC
- Silver-crowned Friarbird (Philemon argenticeps) by Ian at Birdway
- Violet-) Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) ©WikiC
- Crowned Eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus) ©Wiki
- Yellow-crowned Euphonia (Euphonia luteicapilla) ©WikiC
- Pale-crowned Cisticola (Cisticola cinnamomeus) ©WikiC
- Western Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata) by Lee
- Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum) – Lowry Pk Zoo
- Green-backed Firecrown (Sephanoides sephaniodes) ©WikiC
- Blue-crowned Manakin (Lepidothrix coronata) ©WikiC
- Yellow-crowned Bishop (Euplectes afer) Breeding Male ©WikiC
- Orange-crowned Oriole (Icterus auricapillus) ©Flickr barloventomagico
- Juan Fernandez Firecrown (Sephanoides fernandensis) Female © Flickr Island Conservation
- Grey-crowned Tanager (Phaenicophilus poliocephalus) Drawing ©Oiseaux
- White-crowned Pigeon at Flamingo Gardens by Lee
- Golden-crowned Flycatcher (Myiodynastes chrysocephalus) by Ian
- Red-crowned Ant Tanager (Habia rubica) Male ©BirdPhotos.com
- Purple-crowned Lorikeet (Glossopsitta porphyrocephala) WikiC
- Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) ©USFWS
- Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) ©WikiC
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron eating Fiddler Crab (10,000 Birds photo credit)
- Red-crowned Parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) by Ian 3
- Blue-capped Motmot (Momotus momota) by Judd Patterson
- White-crowned Hornbill (Berenicornis comatus) ©WikiC
See the series about the Heaven’s Foundation, Streets, Beauty
I spent a couple of hours in the cold this week chasing around a fast flitting RC Kinglet hoping for a shot of its red crown. I failed. But is consolation that I have a crown (or two) waiting in heaven! William
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Amen to that! The more the better to be able to lay at Jesus’ feet.
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This post reminded me of the crown of thorns that Jesus wore so we can share a glorious crown at his return. Thanks for sharing the art of God’s creation, God bless.
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Some beautiful and exotic birds there Lee! Would love to see the Purple-crowned Fairy-wren one day when I get back up the top end again, but your little Woodnymph got me, they are all so beautiful reflecting their stunningly beautiful and magnificent Creator.
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What a Creator is right!
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These crowned birds are splendidly magnificent — thanks, Lee.
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You’re welcome. It was a delight to find so many of them. All helping us to remember Who is really Crowned with Glory.
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