PUZZLING BIRDS – INTRODUCTION

Hummingbird Wood Puzzle

In September last year, my niece sent me a wood puzzle for my birthday. I had never seen, nor worked on a wooden puzzle before. Since she knows I like birds, she picked out the one you see pictured above. It only has 200 pieces but proved to be a bit challenging.

When we go birdwatching, we encounter quite a few “puzzling birds”. At least I do. To find out what kind of bird we saw, we have to do some investigation. Usually, ask the birdwatching friend beside you, or look for it in one of your many bird books, or check the internet.

I also like to check my Bible to see if it might be one of the many birds that are mentioned. Since God created them in the first place, why not see if they are listed. Adam had the privilege of naming them and did not need to look them up.

“Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name.” Gen 2:19-20a

If you have been following this blog over the years, Bible birds have been written about many times. See Birds of The Bible.

This photo shows the wood pieces up closer. Do you see the two bird shap

Section showing puzzle shapes. See the two birds?

es. One is a Hummer and the other??? When we are out birding, sometimes all we see is a quick outline of the bird. Out come the books, etc. again. Right?

Because I now have physical challenges, birdwatching out in the woods and parks has become too hard for me. The birds out in the backyard, on the pond, and what fly by keep me puzzling as to who they are.

Stay tuned for more Puzzling Birds. Oh, and by the way, do you know what kind of Hummingbirds these are??

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