Intelligence of Parrots – by April Lorier

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The Intelligence of Parrots These were two of my birds. The blue one is ‘Mama’ and the red one is ‘Snickers’. When they were alive, I heard opera all day long. Parrots are surprisingly intelligent and have strong personalities. But they were not created in the image of God. Why? Because they do not have … Continue reading →

Ian’s Bird of the Week – Chestnut Teal

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Graham Pizzey has neat descriptions in his field guide (Pizzey and Knight: Field Guide to the Birds of Australia). This is what he says about the Chestnut Teal: ‘Male: elegant small duck with bottle-green head, rich chestnut body, white flank-mark, black stern’. The females, who do all the incubation and often nest on the ground, … Continue reading →

Second Anniversary of Blog

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The Lord has continued to bless our efforts with this blog. If you read over last years blog, “Happy One Year Anniversary!“, you will see how it began. During this last year there have been more additions. April Lorier gave permission to use some of her articles as did Donna Watkins. Their articles are found … Continue reading →

When I Consider! – Woodpecker

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Evidence From Biology Consider the probability of all of the following characteristics evolving simultaneously into an effectively functioning system in the woodpecker: 1. Its beak is connected to its skull with a resilient shock-absorbing tissue that is not found in any other bird. 2. The beak is much harder than the beaks of other birds, … Continue reading →

Ian’s Bird of the Week – Little Tern

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Newsletter: 2-7-2010 The Little Tern is one of two tiny species of Tern found in Australia, the other being the very similar Fairy Tern. In breeding plumage, as in the first photo, the Little Tern is distinguished by having black lores forming a line through the eyes connecting the black cap to the yellow bill … Continue reading →

Interesting Things – Cruel God of Evolution

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For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive. (1 Corinthians 15:22 NKJV) Today’s Creation Moments: Some people think that they can believe in Jesus Christ as their Savior and at the same time believe God created through evolution. These people are called theistic evolutionists or progressive creationists. What … Continue reading →

Cracidae – Chachalacas, Curassows and Guans – Updated

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I have been updating the Cracidae Family page which includes Chachalacas, Curassows and Guans. They are in the Galliformes Order. That Order not only includes the Cracidaes, but also the Megapodidae (Megapodes), the Numidae (Guineafowl), Odontophoridae (New World Quails) and the Phasianidae (Pheasants, Fowl & Allies). The Cracidae family are chicken-like birds which are medium … Continue reading →