One was posted several years back, but it is worth seeing again and getting a “tickle.” The LORD opens the eyes of the blind; The LORD raises up those who are bowed down; The LORD loves the righteous; (Psalms 146:8 NASB) The burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) is another of the Lord’s creation, It is a … Continue reading
Here are three more families of Passerine birds. Today’s three families live mostly in the Austro-Papuan (Australia, New Guinea, Paupa) vicinity. My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent. (Proverbs 1:10 NKJV) The Ptilonorhynchidae – Bowerbirds are renowned for their unique courtship behaviour, where males build a structure and decorate it with sticks and brightly coloured … Continue reading
Pacific Golden Plover James J. S. Johnson “For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost [psêphizei tôn dapanên], whether he have sufficient to finish it? Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to … Continue reading
I came across this photo again yesterday and it reminded me of a recent devotional, blog or sermon I heard. It had to do with how Christians become entangled with the world. This Common Potoo is so blended into its surroundings that it is hard to spot. Do we as Christians so entangle ourselves with the world … Continue reading
How Can a Mechanical ‘Cardinal’ Make ‘Selections’? For we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men. (1st Corinthians 4:9b) But what about birds: can they be spectators? What about fake birds: can they “select” when to sing? This unusual bird-watching report begins with a “no-brainer” observation that most birders already … Continue reading
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.” Proverbs 1:7 How smart are Americans when it comes to science? That’s what the National Science Foundation attempts to find out every two years. The results of their 2014 survey – which included more than 2,200 adults – gave Americans … Continue reading
And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” So the evening and the morning were the fifth day. (Genesis 1:22-23 NKJV) In Sunday Inspiration – Give Thanks, the Manakins were highlighted. Here is one in action: They are only doing what … Continue reading
THE CHICKEN FROM HELL “All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.” 1 Corinthians 15:39 Evolutionists tell us a 66-million-year-old feathered dinosaur resembling a giant demonic bird was discovered in the fossil-rich Hell Creek formation of South … Continue reading
For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: (Job 19:25 KJV) Last week’s Sunday Inspiration – Give Thanks introduced many of you to the Cotinga Family and the Manakin Family. Now you can check out some more of the Lord’s created avian wonders that are in … Continue reading
You have to see this: Amateur photographer Martin Le-May, from Essex, has recorded the extraordinary image of a weasel riding on the back of a green woodpecker as it flies through the air. http://focusingonwildlife.com/news/weasel-photographed-riding-on-a-woodpeckers-back/ * Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. And he … Continue reading
Some Unlikely Relatives The Cowbird and the Baltimore Oriole. The Burgess Bird Book For Children * Listen to the story read. CHAPTER 12. Some Unlikely Relatives. Having other things to attend to, or rather having other things to arouse his curiosity, Peter Rabbit did not visit the Old Orchard for several days. When he did … Continue reading
Pond-side Birdwatching in Florida, from Chaplain Bob’s Backyard: Part 3 by James J. S. Johnson Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me. (Isaiah 38:14) But they that escape of them shall escape, … Continue reading
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