Ian’s Bird of the Week – Masked Woodswallow ~ by Ian Montgomery Newsletter – 8/14/14 When I was taking location photos along the inland route to Paluma several weeks ago, I came across a mixed flock of a couple of hundred Masked and White-browed Woodswallows. The White-browed featured as bird of the week in 2005, … Continue reading
POOR OLD MR. OWL’S TOOTHACHE Evelyn had been eating a great deal of candy—so much that it had given her a very bad toothache—and when daddy came home he found her curled up on the bed looking very mournful. Jack had been trying to comfort her, but he hadn’t been able to help much. … Continue reading
For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. (1 Kings 10:22) We have just arrived home from a shortened vacation due to a health issue. We got as far … Continue reading
For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. (1 Kings 10:22) We have just arrived home from a shortened vacation due to a health issue. We got as far … Continue reading
THE SEAGULLS MOVE TO BLUEY COVE “Mr. and Mrs. Seagull didn’t really know what to do,” said daddy. “They loved their home, which was in a big harbor, for they enjoyed seeing the boats pass and hearing the different whistles. All kinds of boats passed—ferryboats, sailboats, old fishing-boats, great big boats that went across the … Continue reading
For the LORD God is a sun and shield; The LORD will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly. (Psalms 84:11 NKJV) From the rising of the sun to its going down The LORD’s name is to be praised. (Psalms 113:3 NKJV) Sunbirds are another of the … Continue reading
GOD’S GIFTS AND GOD’S GIFT “I AM the true vine, and My Father is the husbandman.” (John 15:1) The evolutionary story of man’s history tells us that it took man tens of thousands of years to figure out he could farm crops for himself. Yet, today we know that some termites, ants and ambrosia beetles … Continue reading
This month’s Acts & Facts from the Institute For Creation Research has an interesting article, Did Dinosaurs Have Feathers?. It is written by Frank Sherwin, M.A. Someone was brave enough to hand out a “button reading “Dinosaurs are not birds”” at a Florida Symposium on Dinosaur Bird Evolution. Needless to say that opinion was in the minority there. … Continue reading
Universe: Life Anywhere Else? Hi again! This is Golden Eagle flying in to talk about some more important info for this journey of life! Last time we talked about the fact that the God of Creation, the Lord Jesus Christ, created birds on day number five. In fact, we have seven days each and every … Continue reading
Draw nigh to God and He will draw nigh to you. (James 4:8) The Visitor Center at Jackson Hole, Wyoming (“Jackson Hole & Greater Yellowstone Visitor Center”), is a good place to go to for information on Grand Teton National Park, which borders the more-famous Yellowstone National Park. Yet for bird-lovers, the visitor’s center itself … Continue reading
Does the hawk fly by your wisdom, And spread its wings toward the south? (Job 39:26 NKJV) Hawks are members of the Accipitridae Family which includes the Hawks, Kites, Eagles, Vultures, plus Buzzards and other Birds of Prey. There are 256 species in the family. There are 3 or 4 references to hawks and their … Continue reading
THE BOBOLINKS HAVE A TEA PARTY “The other day,” commenced daddy, “the bobolinks had an afternoon tea. “The tea party was given for the meadow larks. The bobolinks are great friends of the meadow larks and they wanted to be the first this season to entertain them. Besides, most of the bobolinks had new … Continue reading
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