Hermit Warbler – The worshiper.. The Hermit Warbler lives in the tops of some of the tallest trees on the planet… It is more easily heard than seen while they forage for hidden insects, or as they pluck berries from a dense grove of evergreen holly trees. Here again we have another bird who loves … Continue reading
Azores Bullfinch and the Holly Tree… – by A. J. Mithra
Azores Bullfinch and the Holly Tree… The diet of the Azores Bullfinch comprises of at least 37 different plants.. Their diet presents marked seasonal variations, from invertebrates and herbaceous and fleshy-fruit seeds in summer and autumn to fern sporangia, tree seeds, fern fronds and flower buds in winter and spring. The bird needs a mosaic … Continue reading
Interesting Things – Birds’ Unique Leg Structure Says No Evolution
“Birds’ Unique Leg Structure Says No Evolution And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. (Genesis 1:21 KJV) Countless television programs, museums, textbooks, and popular articles tell us that … Continue reading
Ian’s Bird of the Week – Banded Honeyeater
Newsletter – 03-21-10 I’ve continued updating some of the Honeyeater galleries on the website. Last week, we had one of the largest, the Helmeted Friarbird, but here is one of the smaller ones, the Banded Honeyeater with a length of about 12cm/5in. Fledgling Banded Honeyeaters have fudge-coloured upper parts, wings, tail and breast-band which change … Continue reading
World Sparrow Days – by A. J. Mithra
March 20th is declared as the “WORLD SPARROW’S DAYS”, hence this article… Sparrows are loosely monogamous. Both the female and the male take care of the young ones, though the female does most of the brooding JESUS too expects us to be monogamous, loyal and faithful to HIM as HE is to us.. No man … Continue reading
Birds of the Bible – Fowl (Birds) of Every Wing
In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell. (Ezekiel 17:23 KJV) The phrase “Fowl (or Birds) of … Continue reading
The Feet – by A. J. Mithra
The foot shares the duties of locomotion with the wing. Birds with highly developed wings have poor feet. The swallow, an aerial bird, is an example. The chimney swift has a tiny foot, but enormously developed wings, and if placed on a flat surface is unable even to support itself. All aquatic and terrestrial birds … Continue reading
Cedar Waxwing – by A. J. Mithra
Cedar Waxwing The Cedar Waxwing is one of the few North American birds that specializes in eating fruit. It can survive on fruit alone for several months… The birds’ name derives from their appetite for cedar berries in winter… Cedar is used in the temple for purification.. Our body is the temple of GOD.. This … Continue reading
Sandhill Crane “Colt” Birdwatching
Our neighbor called 4 or 5 days before telling us that the Sandhill Cranes here in the community were sitting on a nest. Then Sunday afternoon (3/14/10) she called again to tell us that they were walking with the babies (born that morning). So these little Sandhill Crane “colts” are only a day old. “Sandhill … Continue reading
Ian’s Bird of the Week – Helmeted Friarbird
Newsletter 03-10-2010 As with the Pheasant Coucal last week, I didn’t have to leave the house to photograph the Helmeted Friarbird in the first photo on the red flowers of a nearby Umbrella Tree. This tree has been flowering profusely for weeks and attracting a noisy variety of Honeyeaters and Lorikeets. The Helmeted Friarbird – … Continue reading
Updating to the IOC World Bird List 2.4 version
For the last week, I have been working on updating the Birds of the World section to the new IOC World Bird List 2.4 version, which came out on March 7th. Not knowing that they update about every three to four months, the list was getting way behind. I had started updating to 2.3 when … Continue reading
Interesting Things – Ark, No Meat, Creator, Plus
While checking out Answers with Ken Ham, I found these interesting articles. Hope you find them informative. Animals on the Ark–here Kitty, Kitty? (Jan 11, 2010) Animals–no sin . . . no meat? (Mar 10, 2010) Creator–where did He come from? (Jan 13, 2010) The hummingbird-God’s Tiny Miracle! (Apr 5, 2007) Bird brained-it could be … Continue reading
