Birds Illustrated by Color Photography – Revisited Vol 1. January, 1897 No. 1 * THE COCK-OF-THE-ROCK. HE Cock-of-the-Rock lives in Guiana. Its nest is found among the rocks. T. K. Salmon says: “I once went to see the breeding place of the Cock-of-the-Rock; and a darker or wilder place I have never been in. Following … Continue reading
Birds Illustrated by Color Photography – Revisited Vol 1. January, 1897 No. 1 * THE AUSTRALIAN GRASS PARRAKEET (Parakeet) I am a Parrakeet. I belong to the Parrot family. A man bought me and brought me here. It is not warm here, as it was where I came from. I almost froze coming over here. … Continue reading
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. (Matthew 10:29 KJV) Yesterday, Dan and I went to Lake Hollingsworth in Lakeland, FL for a little birdwatching and to just enjoy the day. It was around 77 degrees and a few clouds were … Continue reading
Ian’s Bird of the Week – Kea ~ by Ian Montgomery Newsletter ~ 1/26/12 If you park near the entrance to the Homer Tunnel on the way to Milford Sound in Fiordland on the South Island of New Zealand, you are likely to be approached by one of these interesting-looking parrots. ‘Friendly-looking chap’, you might … Continue reading
The Ant, stores to share… ~ by a j mithra Ants have two stomachs one to store food for itself and the other to store food to be shared with the other ants! We’ve been storing lots of spiritual food since birth but, do we share it or store it? Remember, storing too much could … Continue reading
* Saturday we headed over to Lakeland for some errands and took the cameras along. We stopped by Lake Morton to see who was there. Turned out to be quite a few interesting birds and got our third “Life Bird” of the year. This time I even was able to video it. There was a … Continue reading
Dan and I went over to Circle B Bar Reserve on Monday, January 16th. We had a great time birding and we got to view a “Life Bird.” (This one is for real.) See the photo above. “Life Birds” are what you call a bird species the first time you see one. We now have … Continue reading
One day an old lady named Mrs. Patterson decided that she should have more company around. She traveled down to her local pet store and parked her car. Mrs. Patterson was guided by one of the workers through the store. When they came to the section where the birds were, Mrs. Patterson stopped at … Continue reading
Ian’s Bird of the Week – Paradise Shelduck ~ by Ian Montgomery Newsletter – 1/16/12 Shelducks are all rather splendid, so this one has to be particularly fine to earn the moniker ‘Paradise’. Interestingly, it is the white-headed female that is, I think, the more striking as in the first photo of a female having … Continue reading
In the last 10 days, Dan and I have finally been able to go birdwatching. We have had three birding trips right here in Polk County. Twice we went up to Lake Parker Park in Lakeland. We went on the 7th and again on the 14th of January. The 7th was our 1st adventure of … Continue reading
My hand has found like a nest the wealth of the peoples; and as one gathers eggs that have been forsaken, so I have gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved a wing or opened the mouth or chirped.” (Isaiah 10:14 ESV) Now here is an interesting passage in Scripture. Came across … Continue reading
Nuggets Plus – African Lungfish, The Clay Dweller… ~ by a j mithra African Lung fish dig a hole and survive under the mud for even up to four years without water! What have we done for those who live in miry clay without the Living Water all through their lives? He that believeth on … Continue reading
