Birds Illustrated by Color Photography – Revisited Vol 1. June, 1897 No. 6 * The Yellow-throated Vireo HE popular name of this species of an attractive family is Yellow Throated Greenlet, and our young readers will find much pleasure in watching its pretty movements and listening to its really delightful song whenever they visit the … Continue reading
Birds Illustrated by Color Photography – Revisited Vol 1. June, 1897 No. 6 * BIRD SONG “I cannot love the man who doth not love, As men love light, the song of happy birds.” T is indeed fitting that the great poets have ever been the best interpreters of the songs of birds. In many … Continue reading
Ian’s Bird of the Week – Royal Albatross ~ by Ian Montgomery Newsletter ~ 6-3-12 It seems only fitting to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth with something appropriate, so here is the Royal Albatross, or Royal Albatrosses if you accept, as most now do, the split into Northern and Southern species. Apart from … Continue reading
Oops! Forgot a Few! (follow-up to Updated Birds of the World to I.O.C. 3.1 – Subspecies Definitions) Guess I was too big a hurry to say I was finished. Realized that I forgot all 40 Order pages and the main Introductory Index pages. After updating almost 50 more pages, “I think” I am finished with … Continue reading
Well, I just updated the site to the newest version of the I.O.C. World Bird List – Version 3.1. It has been out for about a month, but I was busy and now finally have it finished. I have spent the last week updating almost 300 pages here. I am only one person and don’t … Continue reading
Birds Illustrated by Color Photography – Revisited Vol 1. May, 1897 No. 5 * THE AMERICAN CATBIRD. HE CATBIRD derives his name from a fancied resemblance of some of his notes to the mew of the domestic cat. He is a native of America, and is one of the most familiarly known of our famous … Continue reading
The Dove – Weather Reporter.. by a j mithra Dove sent by Noah came at dusk with an olive leaf and Noah knew that the flood had receded! God sent the dove, His Holy spirit at dusk to the upper room to encourage us or to help us warn about the flood of the last … Continue reading
Nuggets Plus ~ Our body – The Stardust by a j mithra There are 2.5 trillion stars in the galaxy and 250 trillion blood vessels in the human body! Each vessel has life in it! Don’t you see how fearfully and wonderfully God has created you? I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and … Continue reading
A migratory species, the northern wheatear breeds across northern Europe, North Africa, Asia, Alaska, north-eastern Canada and Greenland. After the breeding season, it migrates to sub-Saharan Africa, where it is found across a broad belt that stretches from Mauritania and Mali through northern Nigeria, Central African Republic and Sudan, to Ethiopia and southern Somalia. It … Continue reading
(Painted Stork by Dan’s Pix) (Stephen, our Assistant to the Pastor, asked me to do this series about birdwatching. He came up with the titles and I have been writing the articles. Now he has given me these 13 questions to answer, so here goes.) We hope that you have been enjoying Lee’s series, Start … Continue reading
Nuggets Plus – Yellow Jacket Wasp, The Alarm.. by a j mithra When a Yellow jacket wasp is in trouble, it releases a chemical to alarm and its comrades who are within 15ft radius rally to aid the victim in 15 seconds! People are dying all around us how soon do we reach to aid … Continue reading
Birds Illustrated by Color Photography – Revisited Vol 1. May, 1897 No. 5 * THE WOOD THRUSH. “With what a clear And ravishing sweetness sang the plaintive Thrush; I love to hear his delicate rich voice, Chanting through all the gloomy day, when loud Amid the trees is dropping the big rain, And gray mists … Continue reading
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