Birdwatching Thru The Bible – Birds Mate For Life
While reading through an article about animals mating for life, they listed these birds:
Bald Eagles
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) by AestheticPhotos
“As an eagle stirs up its nest, Hovers over its young, Spreading out its wings, taking them up, Carrying them on its wings,”
(Deuteronomy 32:11 NKJV)
Bald Eagles (from the above article)
“Although Benjamin Franklin once disparaged (possibly in jest) the bald eagle’s “bad moral character,” America’s national bird upholds a high standard for family life by (mostly) remaining faithful. Following a kamikaze courtship ritual in which two birds lock talons and tumble end-over-end until they nearly hit the ground, the male and female settle into a period of domestic bliss marked by dad’s willingness to undertake incubation and feeding duties. The “divorce” rate for these birds is less than 5%, according to scientists. And while they spend large chunks of the year alone, bald eagles mark their fidelity with a shared long-term commitment to nest building: One such home put together by an eagle couple in Florida was found to measure 9.5 feet long and 20 feet deep. It holds the record for the largest bird’s nest ever documented.” (The largest bird’s nest was built by a pair of bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), and possibly their successors, near St Petersburg, Florida, USA and measured 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) wide and 6 m (20 ft) deep. It was examined in 1963 and was estimated to weigh more than two tonnes (4,409 lb).)
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) by Aesthetic Photos
Atlantic Puffins
Atlantic Puffins by Bill Boothe, MD in the Isle of Mull Scotland
Gentoo Penguins
Calgary Zoo – Gentoo Penguins ©Inside Edition
Albatrosses
Laysan Albatross with chick
Most likely there are other birds that pair up for life but I thought you would enjoy seeing these.
See a few previous articles about these birds:
Bald Eagle Blessing
“A” is for Avocet and Albatross: “A” Birds, Part 1, by James J. S. Johnson
Sunday Inspiration – Austral Storm Petrels and Albatrosses
Ian’s Bird of the Moment – Gentoo Penguin
Atlantic Puffins on the Isle of Mull, Scotland
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Speaking of providentially mating for life, Sherry and I ask for God’s special blessing upon you, Lee, as you deal with Dan’s recent situation.
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Thank you. Will call with latest.
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May God bless you, Lee. Good to talk with you by telephone this morning. Now Dan is in glory, with the Lord Jesus Christ; the days will come when we will, one at a time, join him there.
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