Ian’s Bird of the Week – Eungella Honeyeater ~ by Ian Montgomery Newsletter – 4/22/12 Well, team, many thanks, your moral and spiritual support have done it again: here is the Eungella Honeyeater, photographed last Friday after some diligent searching. The field guides say: ‘noisy, wary, elusive’ and that I would agree is a good … Continue reading
Birds Vol 1 #4 – Bird Day In The Schools
Birds Illustrated by Color Photography – Revisited Vol 1. April, 1897 No. 4 Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it. (Proverbs 22:6 NKJV) * BIRD DAY IN THE SCHOOLS. IRD DAY! Have you heard of it? Whether you have or not, … Continue reading
Interesting Things – Ancient Plane from Ancient Egypt
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! [for then] would I fly away, and be at rest. Lo, [then] would I wander far off, [and] remain in the wilderness. (Psalm 55 6-7) These days, we don’t have to wait very long before we hear some nonsense about how flight or – … Continue reading
Zoo Miami’s Wings of Asia – Wow! – II
In Zoo Miami’s Wings of Asia – Wow! – I our trip their was introduced. Now to continue with our adventure there. I am still sorting photos, but I have most of the water birds figured out. First, here are two quotes about the aviary from Zoo Miami’s website. “Brilliantly colored pheasants, hornbills, pigeons and many other birds … Continue reading
Ian’s Bird of the Week – Cape Petrel
Ian’s Bird of the Week – Cape Petrel ~ by Ian Montgomery My records show that no Petrel and only one Shearwater (Buller’s) has ever featured as bird of the week. That’s partly because, until recently, I didn’t have many photos of members of this family of seabirds (Procellaridae) but that has been largely corrected … Continue reading
Start Birdwatching Today: Where Do I Go?
Start Birdwatching Today: Where Do I Go? ~ by Lee We have answered some of this question already as we have been working our way through this Start Birdwatching Today series. The easiest is to look or go outdoors. That is our starting place. He sends the springs into the valleys; They flow among the hills. … Continue reading
Birds Vol 1 #4 – The American Cross Bill and Legend
From Col. F. M. Woodruff Birds Illustrated by Color Photography – Revisited Vol 1. April, 1897 No. 4 * THE AMERICAN CROSS BILL. MERICAN CROSSBILLS are notable for their small size, being considered and described as dwarfs of the family. Their food consists exclusively of pine, fir, and larch, which accounts for the fact that … Continue reading
Zoo Miami’s Wings of Asia – Wow! – I
We drove down to Miami this week, 200 miles, went to Zoo Miami twice and drove home. Simple statement, but what we saw was fantastic. Just the ride down allowed us to observe some of our own wildlife. Those highlights were 2 Northern Crested Caracaras (one standing along the road), a Cooper’s Hawk, a Red-shouldered … Continue reading
Birds Vol 1 #4 – Smith’s Painted Longspur
Birds Illustrated by Color Photography – Revisited Vol 1. April, 1897 No. 4 * SMITH’S PAINTED LONGSPUR. MITH’S Painted Longspur is usually considered a rare bird in the middle west, but a recent observer found it very common in the fields. He saw twenty-five on October 3rd of last year. They were associated with a … Continue reading
Ian’s Bird of the Week – Grey Ternlet (Noddy)
Bird of the Week – Grey Ternlet ~ by Ian Montgomery Newsletter ~ 4/10/12 Last week we had the (Common) White Tern or White Noddy. Here is its counterpart the Grey Ternlet, often called the Grey Noddy. It is also an island species but is restricted in range to the Western and South Pacific. In … Continue reading
Birds Vol 1 #4 – The Purple Gallinule
Birds Illustrated by Color Photography – Revisited Vol 1. April, 1897 No. 4 * THE PURPLE GALLINULE. URPLE Gallinules are found in the South Atlantic and Gulf States, and casually northward as far as Maine, New York, Wisconsin, and south throughout the West Indies, Mexico, Central America, and northern South America to Brazil. The bird … Continue reading
Start Birdwatching Today: The Few Tools You Need To Be A Birdwatcher
Surprisingly when I put “open” and “eye” into my Bible search with e-Sword to find a verse for this article, I found 49 verses that had both words. The reason for a verse with your eyes being open, is that is your first tool you need as a birdwatcher when you go birding is your … Continue reading
