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“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28 KJV)
Birds At Sunrise ©PixelFantasies-by Lars Clausen
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“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28 KJV)
Birds At Sunrise ©PixelFantasies-by Lars Clausen
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“He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.” (Job 20:8)
Western Osprey Being Chased Away ©Flickr John Dunstan
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“But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.” (Job 23:10-11 KJV)
Red-footed Booby (Sula sula) by Bob-Nan
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During Tropical Storm “Colin”, a young Red-footed Booby got blown off course and into a city. Unfortunately it was injured, and when sent to a rehab center, it did not survive.
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“And they of Beth-Shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it.” (1st Samuel 6:13)
Flock of Birds In The Valley – Bird Garden in Ninh Binh ©Crossingtravel
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“And they said, “If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return Him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why His hand is not removed from you.” (1st Samuel 6:3)
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Egg in Eastern Phoebe Nest ©WikiC
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“Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” Isaiah 1:18)
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) by Raymond Barlow
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“And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him. (1st Samuel 5:4)
Geese Flying Early in the Morning ©©
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“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!” (Matthew 23:37 KJV)
Gathering Her Chicks Under Her Wings ©Flickr Jorge Elias
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“Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.” (Esther 1:6 KJV)
Lord Derby’s Parakeet (Psittacula derbiana) ©WikiC
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“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:” (James 1:19 KJV)
Northern Long-eared Owl by DavesBP
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“With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever.” (Psalms 136:12 KJV)
Steller’s Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) with Man ©WikiC
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“Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” (Isaiah 1:18 KJV)
Scarlet Myzomela (Myzomela sanguinolenta) by Ian Montgomery
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