Birdwatching at Circle B Bar Reserve – 12/23/09

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And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle, (Leviticus 11:18 KJV) On December 23rd, Dan and I were birdwatching at Circle B Bar Reserve here in Polk County Florida, and what a day it was. They had just had the Christmas Bird Count a few days earlier and had counted over 7,000 American … Continue reading →

When I Consider! – Salt Concentration

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“Evidence From Geology” Salt concentration in seawater can be used as a chronometer, because the oceans are getting saltier each year as rivers dump dissolved salts from the continents into the sea.  Traditionally, evolutionists have assumed that life evolved in a salty sea, some two to four billion years ago.  It is even taught that … Continue reading →

Ian’s Bird of the Week – Bar-breasted Honeyeater

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Newsletter 1/3/2010 This week we have an unusual-looking honeyeater from northern Australia, the Bar-breasted Honeyeater. It is the only Australian Honeyeater with strong barring – the only other barred one is it’s close relative the faintly-barred Brown-backed Honeyeater of northeastern Queensland and PNG. Its range extends through coastal areas from the Kimberley in Western Australia … Continue reading →

Interesting Video – Birds and Flight

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And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. (Genesis 1:20 KJV) Just posted an Interesting Video called “Birds and Flight – Design or Mutations“, by Andy McIntosh at the following link in the Plus … Continue reading →

Ian’s Bird of the Week – Masked Finch

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Newsletter: 12/26/2009 Here is yet another beautiful finch from northern Australia, the Masked Finch, which we encountered on the recent trip to Cape York Peninsula. There are two races. This one, the ‘White-eared Finch’ (Poephila personata leucotis) occurs only on Cape York, while the nominate brown cheeked race (personata) occurs from northwestern Queensland through the … Continue reading →