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Birds of the Bible – Foundation #3

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We will continue on with the Birds of the Bible – Foundation series.

If you have not read the previous blogs:
Foundation #1
Foundation #2

In the last blog the “Fall” of Adam and Eve was mentioned and because of that, the “Curse” is now on them and all of God’s creation. Death comes on the scene, mankind now has sinned and now each person is born as a sinner. The ground is cursed and thorns and thistle now appear.

By Genesis Chapter 6, God has had it with the sins of man.

And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. (Genesis 6:5-7 KJV)

The Ark by Elfred Lee

The Ark by Elfred Lee

All is not lost because, “But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.” (Genesis 6:8 KJV) Because of the grace found by Noah, the LORD gives him instructions about how to build an ark including the size, materials to use, who and what will be on board, and why the ark will be needed. God makes a covenant with Noah and tells him to come in with his wife and his sons and his son’s wives.

And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female. Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive. (Genesis 6:19-20 KJV)

He was also to provide food for all of them. And Noah obeyed all that he was told. Noah spent over 100 years preparing the ark and trying to warn others of the coming judgment. There was plenty of room on the ark for more than the 8 people who boarded the ark. The others refused to repent.

When we get to Chapter 7, the boarding of the ark takes place and the rain and flood begins. “And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female. Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth. For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth. And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him.” (Genesis 7:1-5)

Noah did not have to round up the animals, they came to him. Because not every animal we see today came on board but the main kinds (for instance the “bird kinds” may have had a “warbler kind” but not have black and white warblers,yellow-rumped warblers, hooded warbler, etc.), which ever ones they were, there was plenty of room for them. I have an idea that because the LORD sent the animals, birds, and critters, that their DNA’s were of the highest quality. (That is my opinion)

Dove in Israel

Doves in Israel

If you read the rest of Genesis 7, you will see that the global flood came and covered everything and only those who were in the ark survived, plus some of those that live in the water.

And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man: All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died. And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark. (Genesis 7:21-23)

In Foundation #4 we will find out about what the birds go through as they come off the ark and after.

Amazing Free-Flying Bald Eagle “Challenger” (AEF)

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I received this in an e-mail, and felt compelled to reproduce it here. It is worth viewing. It is on YouTube.

“Read the narrative before viewing.

If this does not give you goose bumps, you had better see a doctor.

This is an awesome music video… Featuring a special free-flying Bald Eagle named ‘Challenger’ (in honor of the lost space shuttle crew) cared for by the non-profit American Eagle Foundation (AEF).

He’s a ‘human socialized’ bird accidentally raised by the people who rescued him – after being blown from a wild Louisiana nest in a storm as a baby in the late 1980s. Declared ‘non-releasable’ by federal and state wildlife authorities, he was trained by the AEF to perform educational free-flight demonstrations at high profile public events.

He’s the first Bald Eagle in U.S. History that learned to free-fly into stadiums, arenas and ballrooms during the singing of the Star Spangled Banner. The celebrity eagle has appeared at numerous major sporting events… Like the World Series, Pro-Bowl, All-Star game, BCS National Championship, Fiesta Bowl and Men’s Final Four, etc.

Challenger has also flown before 4 U.S. Presidents! His life story is told in a children’s storybook titled ‘Challenger, America ‘s Favorite Eagle.’

Turn on your speakers and click on link below.”

Interesting Things – Amazing Giraffe

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Interesting Things from Smiley Central
The Amazing Giraffe

Here are two different videos about the Giraffe telling about how God has created them with a special feature called the “wonder net.” This really called the “rete mirabile.” See an article I did, “Interesting Things – Why Birds Don’t Wear Socks“, from information from Creation Moments.
The first video is from Creation Moments on YouTube.

The second video is from nubeckett on YouTube and explains the “wonder net” in a little more detail.

Interesting Things – The Platypus

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Thinking

Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. (Revelation 4:11 KJV)

Scientific classification

Platypus From Creation Wiki

Platypus From Creation Wiki

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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Monotremata
Family: Ornithorhynchidae
Genus: Ornithorhynchus
Blumenbach, 1800
Species: O. anatinus

The platypus is roughly half the size of a household cat. It has a thick covering of waterproof hair over all of its body, except for its feet and bill. It is a member of the Monotreme family, which are mammals that lay eggs.

The male platypus’s body is about 20-23 inches long and the female is about 17-18 inches long. The platypus has a thick covering of waterproof hair all over its body except for the feet and bill. The platypus’s sensitive, pliable bill is a blue-gray, blackish color with the two nostril holes near the tip. The location of the nostrils allows the platypus to breath while the rest of the body stays under the water. The platypus does not have external ears. The platypus has four legs which extend horizontally from its body. This arrangement makes it walk on land with a shuffle like a lizard.

During breeding season, males can fight each other and the venom in their spurs becomes more poisonous. The platypus is the only Australian mammal known to be venomous. The female platypus lays one to three round eggs, which have soft and leathery shells, in a nest made of wet leaves and grass. In the wild, reproductive activity takes place from winter to late spring. The baby platypus suckles the milk excreted from a “milk field” on the mother’s belly; there are no nipples.

The modern platypus is found among the freshwater systems of eastern Australia. The platypus is an excellent swimmer and spends much of its time in the water. It feeds on worms and insect larvae, freshwater shrimp and crayfish that it digs out of the river-bed with its snout or catches while swimming. The platypus automatically shuts both its eyes and ears when it dives, and so relies almost entirely on its bill to find food and navigate underwater.

Evolutionists claim that the platypus is evidence of evolution since it is so strange. This is because they start with an assumption that the platypus evolved so of course they see it as evidence for that. In reality the platypus is more evidence for the amazing intelligence of God’s design. Truly only a super-Intelligent Designer could make such an amazing combination of mammalian and reptilian features in a single creature.

Here is an interesting article about the Platypus from Creation Magazine-24(2):40–43, March 2002 by Paula Weston

The platypus – Still more questions than answers for evolutionists

Buddy Davis singing about a Platypus.
It’s Designed To Do What It Does Do-Buddy Davis Song

Here is another interesting video of the Platypus from Australia

References:
Platypus – at Creation Wiki
Platypus – at Wikipedia

Happy 49th Birthday!

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Best Day of my LifeToday, March 20th, 2009, is my 49th Birthday! Not my original birth birthday, but my spiritual birthday. On March 20th of 1960, which was a Sunday, I attended Crossroads Baptist Church in Indianapolis, Indiana at the invite of my sister and her husband. I decided to go that day, to break a record of attending church more than once a year, usually on Easter Sunday. That day became one that would totally change my life and its direction.

My sister, Sharry, and Joe, her husband, had recently received the Lord Jesus as their personal Savior and had been witnessing to me. We were not raised in a home that went to church regularly, but only taken occasionally. I really had no idea about being a sinner nor about John 3:16, “For  God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” I knew that at 16, I did things that were not right and that there was something lacking in my life.

So, there I was, listening to the sermon by Rev. Charlie Kittrell. As he gave his message I realized that I was a sinner, (“As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:” Romans 3:10), there was a penalty for sin and also a gift of salvation (For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 6:23), and that I needed to ask forgiveness for my sins and accept the Lord as my Savior. (“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation,” Romans 10:9-10). When the invitation was given, I went forward and a lady showed me how to accept the Lord, and I did.

For the rest of this:   Happy 49th Birthday!

Peterson Field Guide – Videos

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Ring-necked Duck at Lake Morton by Dan

Ring-necked Duck at Lake Morton by Dan

I finally got all the current “Peterson Field Guide” – Videos posted and they are all indexed on the following page. I trust you will watch them and some of the additional links provided here on this site.

The Videos are very good and you can learn much from them. Hopefully, they will be producing more. If so, they will also be added to this blog. Again, Peterson Field Guides has recently begun producing short videos on YouTube. Birdwatching was advanced greatly because of Roger Tory Peterson. I have several of the Peterson Field Guides and use them very frequently.

Peterson Field Guide Video Series

“Peterson Field Guide” Videos is from petersonfieldguides at YouTube

Finches

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Finches are a diverse group united by their short, heavy bills designed for cracking seeds as well as a tendency toward bright colors and cheerful songs.

 

Back to the Peterson Field Guide Video Series

“Finches” Video is from petersonfieldguides at YouTube

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Sparrows

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Sparrows are a family that deserve a second look. Often maligned as being dull-colored and confusing, with a little study sparrows become a favorite of many birdwatchers.

 

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“Sparrows” Video is from petersonfieldguides at YouTube

See Also:
Birds of the Bible – Sparrows I
Birds of the Bible – Sparrows II
Eye of the Beholder – House Sparrows
Birds in Hymns – His Eye Is On The Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

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A serious contender for the title of “Most Brilliant Backyard Bird,” the Northern Cardinal is on just about everyone’s list of favorite birds.

 

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“Northern Cardinal” Video is from petersonfieldguides at YouTube

See Also:

Michael Cardinal

Warblers

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Tiny, restless, and often stunningly beautiful, the warblers are a reliable source of joy and occasional frustration for birdwatchers in the New World.

 

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“Warblers” Video is from petersonfieldguides at YouTube