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?
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
Yellow-headed and Red-winged Blackbirds: Living on the Inside or the Outside?
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
Sunday Inspiration – Hawks
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 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
Ian’s Bird of the Week – Australian King Parrot
Ian’s Bird of the Week – Australian King Parrot ~ Ian Montgomery Newsletter – 7-31-14 Mea culpa again for the long delay since the last bird of the week. The good news is that, apart from dotting a few i’s, my current obsession Where to Find Birds in Northern Queensland is finished, so with luck you … Continue reading
Interesting Things – Meerkat School
MEERKAT SCHOOL “… and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.” Exodus 4:15b Behavioral researchers define teaching very specifically. First, of course, a teacher must have pupils. Then the teacher must be less efficient in doing whatever he is doing than he normally would be … Continue reading
Birds of the World – Laughingthrush and Allies
A time to weep, And a time to laugh; A time to mourn, And a time to dance; (Ecclesiastes 3:4 NKJV) Blessed are you who hunger now, For you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, For you shall laugh. (Luke 6:21 NKJV) I trust you enjoyed seeing the Laughingthrush – Leiothrichidae family … Continue reading
Farmer’s Scarecrow Protect A Corn-Field
FARMER’S SCARECROW PROTECTS A CORN-FIELD “To-night,” said daddy, “we are going to have the story of the meeting of the brownies, crows, and old Mr. Scarecrow. The crows had been giving feasts in a corn-field almost every morning bright and early before any of the big people who lived in the nearby farm-house were up. … Continue reading
“Horn” Birds
The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. (Psalms 18:2 KJV) The Sunday Inspiration this week was about Hornbills. That put me to wondering what other birds have “Horn” in their … Continue reading
Steller’s Jay: A Lesson in Choosing What Is Valuable
by Dr. James J. S. Johnson My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of … Continue reading