According to Birds and Bloom magazine site, there are Birds of the Month. “You’ve probably heard of birth month gemstones and birth month flowers, but have you heard of birth month birds? It might come as a surprise to learn every month of the year has not only a representative jewel and flower, but also a … Continue reading
GO, FLY — A KITE! Dr. James J. S. Johnson And the vulture, and the kite after his kind…. (Leviticus 11:14) And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind …. (Deuteronomy 14:13) Flies (and other flying insects) better flee, whenever a hungry Mississippi Kite flies by! Perhaps the term “kite”, translating the Hebrew noun אַיָּה [’ayyâh] … Continue reading
Dr. James J. S. Johnson And the same John [i.e., John the Baptist] had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. (Matthew 3:4) Sometimes you see a bird that “should” be somewhere else: “Hey, bird, you’re not supposed to be here!” Earlier … Continue reading
Highlights From the Archives There are over 350 articles that have been published here on Lee’s Birdwatching Adventures over the years. Just thought I would share some of those posts. The main theme when we started posting, was to introduce the different Birds of the Bible. So, let’s look back and see some of those. … Continue reading
According to Birds and Bloom magazine site, there are Birds of the Month. “You’ve probably heard of birth month gemstones and birth month flowers, but have you heard of birth month birds? It might come as a surprise to learn every month of the year has not only a representative jewel and flower, but also a … Continue reading
Dr. James J. S. Johnson “And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.” (Leviticus 11:19) This is just a quick note, from my part of Texas, to report seeing some white egrets lately. So much of (our part of) Texas is urbanizing–and suburbanizing. So, frequenting a rural area, where … Continue reading
According to Birds and Bloom magazine site, there are Birds of the Month. “You’ve probably heard of birth month gemstones and birth month flowers, but have you heard of birth month birds? It might come as a surprise to learn every month of the year has not only a representative jewel and flower, but also a … Continue reading
February: Parrot According to Birds and Bloom magazine site, there are Birds of the Month. “You’ve probably heard of birth month gemstones and birth month flowers, but have you heard of birth month birds? It might come as a surprise to learn every month of the year has not only a representative jewel and flower, but … Continue reading
Did you know that there is a bird assigned to each month like they do stones? I was not aware of these for birds. September, which is my birthday month has a Saphire. I’ll reveal September’s when we get to that post. According to Birds and Bloom magazine site, there are Birds of the Month. … Continue reading
Adventurous Cattle Egret outside Wendy’s. When I pulled up to go into Wendy’s yesterday, this adventurous Cattle Egret decided to check my window. Later, as we were leaving, I noticed him riding on a man’s truck as he drove off. When the driver sped up, he finally hopped off. If you notice the sign on … Continue reading
Mallards like to float about in rainwater-runoff puddles and pools—in fact, a group of Mallards is sometimes called a “puddle” of Mallards. Mostly unnoticed by humans (even though Mallards are the world’s most ubiquitous duck), these delightful ducks serenely enjoy their own small part of God’s great global water cycle. At my home, our front … Continue reading
Dr. James J. S. Johnson And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen. EXODUS 28:5 Cardinal males are red birds, easy to see. Yet cardinal females have a softer-hued beauty of their own. Just as the Old Testament Tabernacle blended theological meaning with aesthetically attractive colors—as exemplified by Exodus … Continue reading
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