Roadrunner bites Rattlesnake
“But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.
(2 Corinthians 12:16 KJV)
Roadrunner bites Rattlesnake ©Pinterest
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P.S. Praise the Lord and thanks for the prayers. I am supposed to be released from the Sea Pines Rebabilitation Hospital on Monday. My back is healing and my strenght is returning to my legs daily.
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“And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.” (Revelation 9:4 KJV)
Red-crested Turaco at Brevard Zoo by Lee
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Red-crested Turaco at Brevard Zoo by Lee
“Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.” (Isaiah 62:3 KJV)
While at the Brevard Zoo last week, we were able to take photos and this video of the Red-crested Turaco up close and personal. They opened up a remodeled section of the zoo. The aviary in there has several Red-crested Turacos. I have tried for years to get a good photo of a Turaco, but they have always been behind cage wires. This beautiful bird was in with the Cockatiels, Galahs, Laughing Kookaburra, and some ducks in the free-flying aviary. Many people were feeding the birds with juice, so the birds come right close. Actually, some land on the hand of the one with the juice.
Red-crested Turaco at Brevard Zoo by Lee
According to Wikipedia [with editing]: “The red-crested turaco (Tauraco erythrolophus) is a turaco from a group of African near-passerines. It is a frugivorous bird endemic to western Angola. Its call sounds somewhat like a jungle monkey.
The national bird of Angola is the striking, endemic red-crested turaco. It occurs quite commonly along the length of the Angolan escarpment and adjacent forested habitats.
Here is the video that I took of this avian wonder from Our Creator:
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I preloaded this blog, because I wanted to use it to give an update on my surgery. My back had rods and screws placed between the S1 to L2 and L4-L2 on the other set of pedicules. I am now in a Rehabilitation Hospital trying to regain strength. I only pre-scheduled the blog though July 1st.
Not sure when next article will be released.
I am in pain, but it is getting better. My legs are very weak, but improving. The Lord has been with all the way. Your prayers and thoughts are a great comfort.
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Red-crested Turaco at Oiseaux-birds
Red-crested Turaco – Wikipedia
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Parakeet Resting on Pen ©Wild Horse Photography
“Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they who handle the pen of the writer.” (Judges 5:14)
Parakeet Resting on Pen ©Wild Horse Photography
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“And the first came out red, all over like a hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.” (Genesis 25:25)
Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber) ©whm.ac.uk
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“Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.” (Song of Solomon 7:5)
Purple-crowned Fairywren From Pinterest
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“These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise. (Ezekiel 27:24)
Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) In Flight ©Smediacache
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“And shall put thereon the covering of badgers’ skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof.” (Numbers 4:6)
Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) ©Smediacache
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“And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.” (Jeremiah 4:30)
Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans) ©WikiC
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“And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.” (Isaiah 8:8 KJV)
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) Male ©WikiC
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Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) by Ian
“He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.” (Psalms 121:3 KJV)
We are introducing you to the Suliformes Order which has four families. The first two families are fairly small, so we will cover them today.
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) ©USFWS
The Frigatebirds belong to the Fregatidae Family and only have one genus, the Fregata. There are five species, the Ascension, Christmas, Magnificent, Great, and the Lesser Frigatebirds.
Frigatebirds (also listed as “frigate bird”, “frigate-bird”, “frigate”, frigate-petrel”) are found across all tropical and subtropical oceans. The five extant species are classified in a single genus, Fregata. All have predominantly black plumage, long, deeply forked tails and long hooked bills. Females have white underbellies and males have a distinctive red gular pouch, which they inflate during the breeding season to attract females. Their wings are long and pointed and can span up to 2.3 metres (7.5 ft), the largest wing area to body weight ratio of any bird.
Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel) immature by Ian
Able to soar for weeks on wind currents, frigatebirds spend most of the day in flight hunting for food, and roost on trees or cliffs at night. Their main prey are fish and squid, caught when chased to the water surface by large predators such as tuna. Frigatebirds are referred to as kleptoparasites as they occasionally rob other seabirds for food, and are known to snatch seabird chicks from the nest. Seasonally monogamous, frigatebirds nest colonially. A rough nest is constructed in low trees or on the ground on remote islands. A single egg is laid each breeding season. The duration of parental care is among the longest of any bird species; frigatebirds are only able to breed every other year.
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) by W Kwong
The Gannets and Boobies make up the Sulidae Family. The bird family Sulidae comprises the gannets and boobies. Collectively called sulids, they are medium-large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish and similar prey. However, Sula (true boobies) and Morus (gannets) can be readily distinguished by morphological and behavioral and DNA sequence characters. Abbott’s booby (PapaIt appears to be a distinct and ancient lineage, maybe closer to the gannets than to the true boobies. There are 10 species. The Morus genus has three species, the Northern, Cape and Australasian Gannets.
Abbott’s Booby (Papasula abbotti) by Ian
The Papasula genus consists of only the Abbott’s Booby.
Red-footed Booby (Sula sula) by Bob-Nan
The rest of the Boobies are in the Sula genus. They are the Blue-footed Booby [a favorite], Peruvian Booby, Masked Booby, Nazca Booby, Red-footed Booby [another favorite], and the Brown Booby. [Wikipedia, with editing]
“Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.” (Psalms 17:5 KJV)
“My Faith Still Holds” ~ Faith Baptist Church Orchestra
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More Sunday Inspirations
“She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet. (Proverbs 31:22)
Scarlet Ibis Rookery ©Stevebird Wildlife
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