All About Birds re-published an article about how Forest Fires affect wildlife and people from Living Bird magazine. I found it to be very interest how so abundantly birds, wildlife and plants revive after a forest fire. This article was about the Rice Ridge Fire burn in the Swan Mountains of Montana. They show many … Continue reading
Meet ‘Squawkzilla,’ the massive prehistoric parrot scientists say terrorized other birds “Fossils of the largest parrot ever recorded have been found in New Zealand. Estimated to have weighed about 7kg (1.1st), it would have been more than twice as heavy as the kākāpo, previously the largest known parrot.” (The Guardian) “Palaeontologists have named the new … Continue reading
Learn more about one of God’s most unusual creatures by watching our video “Double Life of the Hummingbird” Who doesn’t love the beautiful hummingbird? You’ll love them even more after viewing our “Double Life of the Hummingbird” video! That’s because you’ll about the unique abilities their Designer has given them. Truly, hummingbirds bear evidence of … Continue reading
Today’s Family Circus caught my attention and decided to see what could be found to go with it. This video from Cornell Lab of Ornithology tells about how the gulls signal each other over territory. If you ignore a few references to evolution, it is quite interesting. “How can aggressive, predatory, and cannibalistic birds coexist … Continue reading
‘World’s fastest seagull’ stuns experts Jul. 30, 2019 – 1:26 – A lesser black-backed seagull, is stunning experts with its apparent speed, traveling more than 500 miles in just seven days. The seagull which was ringed on Burhou in the Channel islands on July 17, was later found at Ares Beach in A Coruna Spain, … Continue reading
LESSON XVI. BIRD FRIENDS. 1. I once knew a man who was rich in his love for birds, and in their love for him. He lived in the midst of a grove full of all kinds of trees. He had no wife or children in his home. 2. He was an old man with gray beard, … Continue reading
“Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.” (Psalms 24:7-8 KJV) STRONG Strong, a. [G., L. The sense of the radical word is to stretch, … Continue reading
“But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.” (Isaiah 53:5 KJV) Stripe STRIPE, n. 1. A line or long narrow division of any thing, of a different color from the ground as a stripe of … Continue reading
Birdwatching at Staffa, near Iona: Puffins, Shags, and Herring Gulls Dr. James J. S. Johnson Let them give glory unto the Lord, and declare his praise in the islands. (Isaiah 42:12) The three birds that I recall most, from visiting the island of Staffa (Inner Hebrides, just north of Iona) were Herring Gulls (a very … Continue reading
Thankfully, we have another new photographer who has given permission to use his photos. William Wise has been taking photos of quite a variety of topics for some time. And he also is a Christian. You can check out the main page at William Wise Photography. He has five sections to view his various subjects: … Continue reading
GRANDFATHER’S STORY. 1. “Come and sit by my knee, Jane, and grandfather will tell you a strange story. 2. “One bright Summer day, I was in a garden in a city, with a friend. “We rested underneath a fig tree. The broad leaves were green and fresh. 3. “We looked up at the ripe, purple … Continue reading
“Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder; To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man; To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to … Continue reading
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