Picnic In February

Picnic In February

Picnic In February ~ by Dorothy Malcolm It’s open to all who wish to come. So some find it so and make it a habit to always be around every day–the Blue Jays, a pain of Cardinals, Red-winged Blackbirds, Doves and squirrels. In the winter months, Titmouse, Pine Warblers and occasionally Blackbirds add to the mix. … Continue reading

Birds in Hymns – Be Strong in the Lord

Text: Be Strong in the Lord Author: Linda Lee Johnson Tune: FETTKE Composer: Tom Fettke Be strong in the Lord Be strong in the Lord, and be of good courage; Your mighty Defender is always the same. Mount up with wings, as the eagle ascending; Vict’ry is sure when you call on His name. Be … Continue reading

Lemmings Fuel Biggest Snowy-owl Migration in 50 years – Re-post

the little owl, the fisher owl, and the screech owl; the white owl, the jackdaw, and the carrion vulture; (Leviticus 11:17-18 NKJV) 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 … Continue reading

Sunday Inspiration – Woodpeckers

Sunday Inspiration – Woodpeckers

All the birds of the heavens made their nests in its boughs; Under its branches all the beasts of the field brought forth their young; And in its shadow all great nations made their home. (Ezekiel 31:6 NKJV) The trees of the LORD are full of sap, The cedars of Lebanon which He planted, Where … Continue reading

Interesting Things – Not So Bird-Brained

Interesting Things – Not So Bird-Brained

NOT SO BIRD-BRAINED ~ by Creation Moments So God created . . . every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. (Genesis 1:21) How do you take a much-needed nap or get a good night’s sleep when you must be alert to danger? Human beings designate people to stay … Continue reading

Largest Creature on Earth ~ from Creation Moments

Largest Creature on Earth ~ from Creation Moments

And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. (Genesis 1:21) Many people think that the greatest of the dinosaurs were the largest creatures ever to live on Earth. But … Continue reading

Peter’s Female Blackbird

Peter’s Female Blackbird

I don’t suppose that, what happened some years ago, will ever happen again. My Dutch wife and I were living in a little town called March and we made sure that various birds were fed every day from a large feeding tray in our garden. Winter was upon us, but very sadly, my wife had an accident … Continue reading

Don’t sit around the house. Get out and enjoy nature!

This is from an e-mail and thought all of us birdwatchers and photographers might enjoy it. Don’t sit around the house. Get out and enjoy nature! * Never mind, go back inside. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; (Philippians 4:6 NKJV)

Ian’s Bird of the Week – Yellowhammer

Ian’s Bird of the Week – Yellowhammer ~ by Ian Montgomery Newsletter ~ 2-17-14 Continuing the theme of finches and finch-like birds here’s a photo of a male Yellowhammer along the same lane in Co. Louth as the Eurasian Bullfinch. The Yellowhammer is a bunting and belongs to the family Emberizidae, which includes the New … Continue reading

Sunday Inspiration – Turacos

Sunday Inspiration – Turacos

  Then God said, “Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens.” (Genesis 1:20 NKJV) The Turacos belong to the Musophagidae – Turacos Family which includes 17 Turacos, 3 Go-away-birds and 2 Plantain-eaters. The Turacos make up the bird … Continue reading