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 →

Ian’s Bird of the Week – Scintillant Hummingbird

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Ian’s Bird of the Week – Scintillant Hummingbird ~ by Ian Montgomery Newsletter – 11/25/10 At the Hotel Savegre (http://www.savegre.co.cr/) where I stayed in the highlands in Costa Rica in pursuit of the Resplendent Quetzal, a variety of Hummingbirds were regular visitors to the hummingbird feeders and the flowers in the garden. The largest of … Continue reading →

Birdwatching at South Lake Howard Nature Pk 11-24-10

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Today we finally had a chance to go birdwatching for a little while. We drove to South Lake Howard Nature Park here in Winter Haven, FL. With all that has been going on, it has been almost a month since we have had a chance to bird watch (A little in Tennessee, come to think … Continue reading →

I.O.C. World Bird List Version 2.6 Update Complete

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Finally got the site updated to the I.O.C. World Bird List Version 2.6. Fell behind because of our trip to Indiana. Now it is up to date. (I think!) With the IOC adding a new Order: Suliformes which pulled the Frigatebirds, Gannets, Cormorants and Anhingas out of the Pelecaniformes Order and adding new Families: Capitonidae-New … Continue reading →

Ian’s Bird of the Week – Violaceous Trogon

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Ian’s Bird of the Week – Violaceous Trogon ~ by Ian Montgomery Newsletter – 11/17/10 When the Resplendent Quetzal featured as bird of the week in October, I mentioned that Quetzals are members of the Trogon family, the Trogonidae. So they belong to a splendid lineage as typical Trogons are quite gorgeous in their own … Continue reading →