Birds Illustrated by Color Photography – Revisited Vol 1. February, 1897 No. 2 * THE AMERICAN RED BIRD. MERICAN RED BIRDS are among our most common cage birds, and are very generally known in Europe, numbers of them having been carried over both to France and England. Their notes are varied and musical; many of … Continue reading
“Does the hawk fly by your wisdom, And spread its wings toward the south? (Job 39:26 NKJV) In Birds of the Bible – Hawk Migration we covered Job 38:1-3 which talks about birds knowing when to head South. After taking nice pictures of the Red-shouldered and Red-tailed Hawks at the Brevard Zoo, I decided to do another Birds … Continue reading
* BLUE MOUNTAIN LORY. HIS bird inhabits the vast plains of the interior of New South Wales. It is one of the handsomest, not only of the Australian Parrots, but takes foremost place among the most gorgeously dressed members of the Parrot family that are to be met with in any part of the world. … Continue reading
Birds Illustrated by Color Photography – Revisited Vol 1. February, 1897 No. 2 * THE RED WING BLACK BIRD – THE BIRD OF SOCIETY THE BLACKBIRD. “I could not think so plain a bird Could sing so fine a song.” One on another against the wall Pile up the books—I am done with them all; I … Continue reading
While having devotions this morning, we read this from Comments on Here and Hereafter, by Dr. Bob Jones, Sr. (After our regular devotional we read from different books.) “A story is told of an eagle that had its wing clipped. He was put in the barnyard with the fowls. The eagle used to walk out … Continue reading
Birds Illustrated by Color Photography – Revisited Vol 1. February, 1897 No. 2 * THE KINGFISHER. Dear Children: I shall soon arrive from the south. I hear that all the birds are going to tell stories to the boys and girls. I have never talked much with children myself for I never really cared for … Continue reading
Birds Illustrated by Color Photography – Revisited Vol 1. February, 1897 No. 2 * THE AMERICAN ROBIN. The Bird of the Morning. Yes, my dear readers, I am the bird of the morning. Very few of you rise early enough to hear my first song. By the time you are awake our little ones have … Continue reading
As previously reported, the Slide.Com is closing down as of March 6th. Unfortunately I have used a lot of the Slideshows from them on this site. I am busy kicking up dust behind the scenes and decided to share links to the articles as I get some of them finished. At least you will know … Continue reading
Ian’s Bird of the Week – Auckland and Campbell Islands Teal by Ian Montgomery Newsletter ~ 2/16/12 The almost predator-free nature of the Sub-Antarctic Islands before the Europeans and their pests arrived is well illustrated by the existence of two closely-related flightless ducks on the Auckland and Campbell Islands. The first photo shows a male … Continue reading
As previously reported, the Slide.Com is closing down as of March 6th. Unfortunately I have used a lot of the Slideshows from them on this site. I am busy kicking up dust behind the scenes and decided to share links to the articles as I get some of them finished. At least you will know … Continue reading
Birds Illustrated by Color Photography – Revisited Vol 1. February, 1897 No. 2 * KING PARROT OR KING LORY. ORY is the name of certain birds, mostly from the Moluccas and New Guinea, which are remarkable for their bright scarlet or crimson coloring, though also applied to some others in which the plumage is chiefly … Continue reading
Birds Illustrated by Color Photography – Revisited Vol 1. February, 1897 No. 2 * MEXICAN MOT MOT. OT MOTS are peculiar to the new world, being found from Mexico throughout the whole of Central America and the South American continent. The general plumage is green, and the majority of the species have a large racket … Continue reading
