You will enjoy watching this video sent to me from a friend. They took an eagle up to tallest building in the world in Dubai and released him. He has a camera strapped to him. He then comes down and lands on his handler’s outstretched arm. Amazing footage. Eagles are an amazing creation from the Lord. … Continue reading
Today we have the Figbirds, Orioles and Drongo which reside in two more Passerine families. The Pitohuis are included and are members in the Oriolidae – Figbirds, Orioles Family. Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. (Proverbs 27:18 KJV) The Old World … Continue reading
Yesterday, we drove the last 200 miles from Jacksonville, Florida to Winter Haven. Coming through the Orlando – Disney World traffic on Interstate 4, was almost as bad as the traffic in San Diego. Well, not really. They have in places seven and eight lanes going the same direction. (Glad Dan was driving!) On the … Continue reading
“Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, And whose hope is the LORD. (Jer 17:7) Yesterday we wrapped up our long vacation. We spent our last day birdwatching at the Hanna Park in Jacksonville, Florida. We have actually been on the road since May 3rd. A total of 32 days traveling. We left … Continue reading
“Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?” Matthew 6:26 As beautiful and valuable as the Baltimore Oriole is—especially to Marylanders—God has made us children of Adam, even in our fallen (and … Continue reading
Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? (Matthew 6:26 NKJV) Shrikes are passerine birds of the family Laniidae. The family is composed of thirty-three species in three genera. The family name, … Continue reading
Ian’s Bird of the Week – White-browed Scrubwren ~ by Ian Montgomery Newsletter – 5/28/15 I said in the last bird of the week that the Atherton Scrubwren was ‘probably the least distinctive of the Wet Tropics Endemics’. By that I meant it was hard to identify with certainty owing to lack of distinguishing field … Continue reading
And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after his kind, (Lev 11:16) While on our vacation to the West (USA) I wanted to see the Greater Runner. It was one of the top birds on my “to see” list. Disappointed by not finding one in the wild, we were not … Continue reading
DINOSAUR-TO-BIRD EVOLUTION CHALLENGED “For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.” (Psalm 1:6) Most evolutionists today hold to the belief that modern-day birds evolved from dinosaurs. In fact, they now feel that large, carnivorous theropods like T. Rex rapidly shrank over a period of 50 million … Continue reading
PENGUINS WITH SUNGLASSES “Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;” (Hebrews 1:3) Have you ever gone outside on a … Continue reading
But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. (1 John 2:5 KJV) For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. (1 John 5:3 KJV) Mohoua is a small genus of three … Continue reading
Ian’s Bird of the Week – Atherton Scrubwren ~ by Ian Montgomery Newsletter – 05-18-15 I’ve just spent a few relaxing days camping with friends on the shores of Lake Tinaroo on the Atherton Tableland west of Cairns, so here is the eponymous Atherton Scrubwren a pair of which were foraging in the undergrowth on … Continue reading
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