Birds In Hymns – Whence Comes This Rush Of Wings?

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Whence Comes This Rush Of Wings? We…are come to worship Him. (Matthew 2:2) Words: French car­ol from Bas-Quer­cy; trans­lat­or un­known. Ap­peared in Car­ols Old and Car­ols New, by Charles Lewis Hutch­ins (Bos­ton, Mass­a­chu­setts: Par­ish Choir, 1916), num­ber 460. Music: Bas-Quercy Whence Comes This Rush Of Wings? Whence comes this rush of wings afar, Following straight … Continue reading →

Ian’s Bird Of The Week – Chestnut-mandibled Toucan

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Ian’s Bird of the Week – Chestnut-mandibled Toucan ~ by Ian Montgomery Newsletter – 12/09/10 I think everybody, birders and non-birders, likes Toucans. They’re one of the iconic, almost cartoonish, animals that were introduced to as young children and I remember Toucans (and Gnus) featuring in posters for Guinness stout in Ireland in the 1950s. … Continue reading →

Formed By Him – Copper Birds

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While working on my photos again, came across several pictures of these Copper-rumped Hummingbirds. What a fantastic color they show. These copper colored birds are not the only ones with that hue. Searching through the Birds of the World, I found that there are Copper Pheasants and Sunbirds. Then there is a Coppersmith Barbet, Copper-tailed … Continue reading →

Ian’s Bird of the Week – Slaty Flowerpiercers (and Hummingbirds)

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Ian’s Bird of the Week – Slaty Flowerpiercers (and Hummingbirds) ~ by Ian Montgomery Newsletter ~ 12/02/10 Last week’s hummingbirds were popular so here, in a roundabout way, are some more. Flowers often have complex relationships with the animals (eg birds, moths) with which they interact and use them for pollination and distribution of seeds. … Continue reading →

Marvelous Spatuletail from Peru

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“Peru’s Marvellous Hummingbird (from Creation Moments) In that day the LORD of hosts will be for a crown of glory and a diadem of beauty to the remnant of His people. (Isaiah 28:5) In 1835, when scientists first saw Peru’s most unusual hummingbird, they were so overcome with its beauty that they gave it the … Continue reading →

Formed By Him – Sword-billed Hummingbird

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He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the goodness of the LORD. (Psalms 33:5 NKJV) The Lord has graciously outfitted a small, but unique hummingbird. The Sword-billed Hummingbird has an unusually long bill. I came across this bird today while checking out photographs of our newest Photographer to give permission to use … Continue reading →

Birds of the Bible – God’s Providence To His Creatures

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The LORD is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works. (Psalms 145:9 NKJV) The following thoughts and verses are from R. A.Torrey’s Topical Textbook under the category of The Providence of God. Preserving His creatures: You alone are the LORD; You have made heaven, The heaven of heavens, with all … Continue reading →

Yellow-rumped Warbler Split

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Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name. (Genesis 2:19 NKJV) When I wrote the article about our trip to S. … Continue reading →