Ian’s Bird of the Week – Trumpet Manucode

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Ian’s Bird of the Week – Trumpet Manucode ~ by Ian Montgomery Newsletter ~ 9/6/11 I’m back home now after the 2 week trip to Cape York and happy to be able to provide the hoped-for Bird of Paradise, the Trumpet Manucode, as bird of the week. Your collective moral/spiritual support clearly worked again, as … Continue reading →

Baya Weaver – The Model Church

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Baya Weaver – The Model Church ~ by a j mithra The Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus) is a weaverbird found across South and Southeast Asia. These are sparrow-sized (15 cm) and in their non-breeding plumage, both males and females resemble female house sparrows. They have a stout conical bill and a short square tail. Non-breeding … Continue reading →

Willow Flycatcher – The Solitary Singer

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Willow Flycatcher songs are innate, not learned like those of most songbirds. Young Willow Flycatchers reared in captivity with Alder Flycatcher tutors sang typical Willow Flycatcher songs. Daniel was put to test, But, he chose not to defile himself with the portion of king’s meat or the wine.. No matter where God places you, never … Continue reading →

Ian’s Bird of the Week – Victoria’s Riflebird

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Ian’s Bird of the Week – Victoria’s Riflebird ~ by Ian Montgomery Newsletter ~ 8/21/11 I’m on my way to Iron Range and this may be my last internet connection, so here is a hasty posting which I’ll keep brief. In keeping with the spirit of the search for the Trumpet Manucode, here is one … Continue reading →

Birds in Hymns – Hark, My Soul, How Everything

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Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice (Psalms 96:12 KJV) Words: John Aus­tin (1613-1669) Music: Lyne, Mag­da­len Cha­pel Hymns, cir­ca 1760 Hark, My Soul, How Everything Hark, my soul, how everything Strives to serve our bounteous King; Each a double tribute pays, Sings its … Continue reading →

Interesting Things – Grand Canyon and Squirrels

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 Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I [am] the LORD that maketh all [things]; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself; (Isaiah 44:24) From Creation Moment’s, “Squirrels Give Age of Grand Canyon” Who would have thought that squirrels would tell us … Continue reading →

Ian’s Bird of the Week – Campbell/Black-browed Albatross

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Another belated bird of the week, so this time you get two species, or maybe only one as we’ll see shortly. Welcome, in a nutshell, to the glory of Albatrosses and the nightmare of bird taxonomy, where I’ve been lately trying to help sort out the final bird list for the digital Pizzey and Knight. … Continue reading →

Birds of the Bible – Singing in the Trees

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Rockrunner (Achaetops pycnopygius) by Keith Blomerley By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches. (Psalms 104:12 KJV) From the verses below, you will see that the birds will be either: in the trees among the branches or foliage between or in the midst of the rocks Now that … Continue reading →