Ian’s Bird of the Week – European Honey Buzzard ~ by Ian Montgomery Newsletter – 10-14-12 I had a welcome email a couple of weeks ago pointing out an identification error on the Birdway website, thank you Tom of Luxembourg, pointing out that the photos I’d taken of a Buzzard in Alderney in the Channel … Continue reading
Vol. 2, No. 3 – Bird Song – September
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The Robins Come To The Rescue
THE ROBINS COME TO THE RESCUE The honeysuckles were beginning to bud. Already the humming-birds were hovering near and had built a nest right in the heart of the vine. This vine was in a nice old-fashioned garden, but near by there was a vacant lot which was very swampy. “You … Continue reading
Vol 2 #2 – Gambel’s Partridge
From col. F. M. Woodruff. GAMBEL’S PARTRIDGE. AMBEL’S PARTRIDGE, of which comparatively little is known, is a characteristic game bird of Arizona and New Mexico, of rare beauty, and with habits similar to others of the species of which there are about two hundred. Mr. W. E. D. Scott found the species distributed throughout the … Continue reading
Vol 2 #2 – To A Water-Fowl
TO A WATER-FOWL Whither, ’midst falling dew While glow the heavens with the last steps of day, Far through their rosy depths dost thou pursue Thy solitary way? Vainly the fowler’s eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along. Seek’st thou the … Continue reading
Birds of the Bible – Trees and Birds
These were the visions of my head while on my bed: I was looking, and behold, A tree in the midst of the earth, And its height was great. The tree grew and became strong; Its height reached to the heavens, And it could be seen to the ends of all the earth. Its leaves … Continue reading
Vol 2 #2 – The Turkey Vulture
THE TURKEY VULTURE. This bird is found mostly in the southern states. Here he is known by the more common name of Turkey Buzzard. He looks like a noble bird but he isn’t. While he is well fitted for flying, and might, if he tried, catch his prey, he prefers to eat dead animals. The … Continue reading
Pollinators….
Pollinators…. ~ by a j mithra Hummingbirds and ornithophilous (bird-pollinated) flowers were created to have a mutualistic relationship. The flowers have nectar suited to the birds’ diet, their color suits the birds’ vision and their shape fits that of the birds’ bills. The blooming times of the flowers have also been found to coincide with … Continue reading
Birds of the Bible – Where Did They Go?
Where did they go? I was wondering that a little over a week ago when we drove 50 miles to Orlando. I keep a small notebook and write down the birds we see as Dan drives. As cross into each county, I start my list for that county by drawing a line, putting the time, … Continue reading
Ian’s Bird of the Week – Brent/Brant Goose
Ian’s Bird of the Week – Brent/Brant Goose ~ by Ian Montgomery Newsletter – 9-27-12 My apologies for the long delay since the past posting on the Barnacle Goose. I’m now back home in North Queensland after the unplanned trip to Ireland following the death of my brother in law Gerald and resuming my normal … Continue reading
An Inside Job – Re-post from Creation Moments
An Inside Job Listen And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.” (Luke 6:31) The White-fronted Bee-eater is an East African bird that lives in clans of up to fourteen members. White-fronted bee-eaters have several problems to deal with. Since they nest on the cliffs overlooking riverbanks, … Continue reading
Vol 2 #2 – The Evening Grosbeak
THE EVENING GROSBEAK. ANDSOMER birds there may be, but in the opinion of many this visitant to various portions of western North America is in shape, color, and markings one of the most exquisite of the feather-wearers. It has for its habitation the region extending from the plains to the Pacific ocean and from Mexico … Continue reading
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