Birds in Hymns – Bring, O Morn, Thy Music

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I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. (Revelation 1:8 KJV) Words: Will­iam C. Gan­nett, in A Chor­us of Faith, 1893. Music: Nicaea, John B. Dykes, in Hymns An­cient and Mo­dern, 1861 Bring, O Morn, Thy Music Bring, … Continue reading →

Birds Vol 1 #3 – The Flicker

Birds Vol 1 #3 – The Flicker

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Birds Illustrated by Color Photography – Revisited Vol 1. March, 1897 No. 3 * THE FLICKER. GREAT variety of names does this bird possess. It is commonly known as the Golden Winged Woodpecker, Yellow-shafted Flicker, Yellow Hammer, and less often as High-hole or High-holer, Wake-up, etc. In suitable localities throughout the United States and the … Continue reading →

Birds Vol 1 #3 – The Japan Pheasant

Birds Vol 1 #3 – The Japan Pheasant

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Birds Illustrated by Color Photography – Revisited Vol 1. March, 1897 No. 3 * THE JAPAN PHEASANT. RIGINALLY the Pheasant was an inhabitant of Asia Minor but has been by degrees introduced into many countries, where its beauty of form, plumage, and the delicacy of its flesh made it a welcome visitor. The Japan Pheasant … Continue reading →

Ian’s Bird of the Week – Yellow-crowned Parakeet

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Ian’s Bird of the Week – Yellow-crowned Parakeet ~ by Ian Montgomery Newsletter ~ 3/8/12 Last December, the Red-crowned Parakeet was the bird of the week http://www.birdway.com.au/psittacidae/red_crowned_parakeet/index.htm . That was photographed on Enderby Island in the Auckland Islands one of the New Zealand Sub-Antarctic islands. Here is a close relative the Yellow-crowned Parakeet photographed on the same … Continue reading →

Birds Vol 1 #3 – The Brown Thrush (Thrasher)

Birds Vol 1 #3 – The Brown Thrush (Thrasher)

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Birds Illustrated by Color Photography – Revisited Vol 1. March, 1897 No. 3 * THE BROWN THRUSH. “However the world goes ill, The Thrushes still sing in it.” HE Mocking-bird of the North, as the Brown Thrush (Brown Thrasher today) has been called, arrives in the Eastern and Middle States about the 10th of May, … Continue reading →

Nuggets Plus – Baobab, the water tank..

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Nuggets Plus – Baobab, the water tank.. ~ by ajmithra * Mature Baobab tree holds 120,000 litres of water but a water tank can hold between 1000-9000 litres! If we are like the trees planted by the waters, how much Living Water do we hold? Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and … Continue reading →

Birds Vol 1 #3 – The Swallow

Birds Vol 1 #3 – The Swallow

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Birds Illustrated by Color Photography – Revisited Vol 1. March, 1897 No. 3 * THE SWALLOW. “Come, summer visitant, attach To my reedroof thy nest of clay, And let my ear thy music catch, Low twitting underneath the thatch, At the gray dawn of day.” URE harbingers of spring are the Swallows. They are very … Continue reading →

Birds Vol 1 #3 – Little Boy Blue

Birds Vol 1 #3 – Little Boy Blue

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Birds Illustrated by Color Photography – Revisited Vol 1. March, 1897 No. 3 LITTLE BOY BLUE – THE BLUE BIRD Boys and girls, don’t you think that is a pretty name? I came from the warm south, where I went last winter, to tell you that Springtime is nearly here. When I sing, the buds … Continue reading →

Ian’s Bird of the Week – New Zealand/Sub-Antarctic Snipe

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Ian’s Bird of the Week – New Zealand/Sub-Antarctic Snipe ~ by Ian Montgomery Newsletter ~ 2/29/12 My apologies for a late Bird of the Week. Lots of excuses are presenting themselves, as they do, but I won’t bore you with them. I’ve chosen another mostly good news conservation story from the Sub-Antarctic islands, the New … Continue reading →

Disclaimer About Bible Version Usage

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I would like to post a Disclaimer about the use of the different Bible versions that I use in my various blogs, especially the Birds of the Bible articles. Because I quote from different versions does not mean that I endorse them.  There are versions that translated God’s Word very faithfully by Godly men. There … Continue reading →