The Project Gutenberg EBook of McGuffey’s Fifth Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online … Continue reading
This year we were privileged to see a small flock of Black-bellied Whistling Ducks land by our home. As we are constantly being reminded to “social distance” ourselves, I think someone must have informed this flock of Ducks. This is the way you normally see them: “All the nations will be gathered before Him, and … Continue reading
and the red kite, the falcon, and the kite in their kinds, (Deuteronomy 14:13 NASB) In the Birds of the Bible – Hidden Covenant Part 3, I mistakenly placed this photo of a Swallow-tailed Kite instead of a Swallow. I have since fixed my mistake. A J was talking about the Swallows observing the time of … Continue reading
Bible Birds – Osprey Introduction “But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the osprey,” (Deuteronomy 14:12 KJV) The Osprey is another bird on the “Do Not Eat” list. Here in central Florida, we see Ospreys quite frequently. Their nest are usually noticeable on platforms placed for them. … Continue reading
“Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.” (Psalms 104:17 KJV) Bible Birds – Storks at Zoo Tampa Birds mentioned in the Bible include the Storks. The Yellow-billed Stork is closely related to the Wood Stork. [Bible Birds – Wood Storks] The Yellow-billed Stork has a very yellow … Continue reading
The Three Sparrows By Emma Foster Three sparrows, Tip, Tap, and Top, once lived on a college campus, inside a dormitory courtyard. They had built a nest under the metal stair railing leading up to the second floor. They flew out into the courtyard every day to search for food or continue building their nests. … Continue reading
If you remember that far back, the last Irregular Bird was on the birds of Christmas Island. Here is another tropical island, Isla de la Plata (Silver Island) in the eastern Pacific just off the coast of Ecuador. Unlike Christmas Island, it isn’t remote, just a 40km/25mile boat trip from Puerto Lopez. So it doesn’t … Continue reading
Both times the Lapwing is mentioned in the Bible, it is in the “Do Not Eat” lists in Leviticus and Deuteronomy. And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. (Leviticus 11:19 KJV) And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. (Deuteronomy 14:18 … Continue reading
Holding On With My Feet “I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.” (Psalms 119:101 KJV) While birdwatching at the Viera Wetlands in Florida, we spotted this Tricolored Heron. He was watching and waiting to find his lunch swim by. The way his feet grabbed the plants was interesting. … Continue reading
I apologize for overwhelming many of you with all those posts I released the other day! I wasn’t sure how to return them from the Birds of the Bible for Kids any other way. If you missed the explanation, I am in the process of closing the “Kids” blog and returning those post and pages … Continue reading
Scripture Alphabet of Animals: The Wolf By Harriet N. Cook (1814-1843) The wolf is rather larger than our largest dogs, and looks somewhat like them; but he seems more wild, savage and cruel. The wolves go in large companies, making a terrible howling noise; and though they are in general cowardly, yet when they are … Continue reading
Scripture Alphabet of Animals: The Whale By Harriet N. Cook (1814-1843) The whale is mentioned in the first chapter of the Bible, 21st verse. And God created great whales. Some suppose that large fish of every kind are here meant. An animal called the leviathan is described in one of the last chapters of Job, … Continue reading
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