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 →

Ian’s Bird of the Week – Double-eyed Fig-Parrot

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I wonder why miniature things are so endearing. Describing something as ‘the smallest’ immediately attracts attention, so here is the smallest parrot in Australia – with one of the longest and strangest names – the Double-eyed Fig-Parrot. Strictly speaking the Cape York race of this species (marshalli) is the smallest with a length of 13cm/5in … Continue reading →