Through My Blinds – Bald Eagle

Eagle Perch I normally see the Eagle. Way over there.

Today while I was eating breakfast, I looked out the window and saw a Bald Eagle on the bank across the water. He sits in a tree which I’ve shown photos of before, but this time he was a lot closer. Lord knows it’s hard for me to get out birdwatching these days, so He graciously has been bringing them here. Thank you, Lord.

Eagle on the bank at breakfast time 8-19-2025

I’m so my glad the phone was on my table. I have seen this eagle several times around the neighborhood lately. On the house next door and on others that have a second story. I guess he wants a good view closer to the pond.

As you know the Eagles are mentioned in the Bible and we have written about them many times here. The “Bald” Eagle always tickles me when I read this verse from Micah 1:6:

“Make yourself bald and cut off your hair, Because of your precious children; Enlarge your baldness like an eagle, For they shall go from you into captivity.”

Of course, Eagles are mentioned many times, in fact there are 23 verses like:

Deu 32:11   “As an eagle stirs up its nest, Hovers over its young, Spreading out its wings, taking them up, Carrying them on its wings,”

Job 9:26   “They pass by like swift ships, Like an eagle swooping on its prey.”

Job 39:27   “Does the eagle mount up at your command, And make its nest on high?

Pro 23:5   “Will you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; They fly away like an eagle toward heaven.

Hab 1:8 “Their horses also are swifter than leopards, And more fierce than evening wolves. Their chargers charge ahead; Their cavalry comes from afar; They fly as the eagle that hastens to eat.”

See other articles about the Bald Eagle:

Birds of the Bible – Eagles – Lists many other article links

Bald Eagle Blessing

Lee’s Six Word Saturday – Mount Up With Wings Like Eagles

Eagles and the Family Circus

Gospel Message

Dr. James J. S. Johnson With The Lord

“So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord. For we walk by faith, not by sight. We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.” (2 Corinthians 5:6-8 NKJV)

Dr. Jim and Sherry Johnson

Dr. Jim and Sherry Johnson

Dr. James J. S. Johnson, “Dr. Jim” as I always refer to has been a regular writer here on the blog. He “joined his Lord in heaven on the night of July 19, 2025. ” We will dearly miss him here on the blog. He has posted many articles about birds which came from his love of birdwatching.

His latest article here Cowbird Mothers: Worse than Infidels? was just published on the 15th.

Feeding White Ibises at Lake Morton, by Lee [Dr. J.S. Johnson, Baron, and Dan]

Here is a link to the article about this on the Institute for Creation Research website:

Dr. James S. Johnson Goes Home to the Lord

Golden Eagle and Dr Jim – Circle B by Lee

We, Dan and I, first met Dr. Jim, in person, when he came to our church and presented one of his presentations about Creation. He was writing articles here on the blog before that visit. He found this blog, Lee’s Birdwatching Adventures Plus, while looking for one of the articles he had written about birds. I had seen it, and with permission had copied and posted it here. That incident started our friendship and him posting many birdwatching articles here. He has been writing articles here at least since 2013.

“We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.”
(2 Corinthians 5:8-10 NKJV)

Links to many of Dr. James Johnson’s post here:

I have to admit that these pages are not totally up to date. Search under these links to find many of Dr. Jim’s articles:

James J. S. Johnson

JJSJ

Or Search in the sidebar

His first article here:

Bird Brains, Amazing Evidence of God’s Genius ~ James J. S. Johnson

His latest:

Cowbird Mothers: Worse than Infidels?

I am sure Dr. Jim is enjoying the delights of heaven and maybe in time, he will meet up with Dan and they can remanence about birdwatching.

Good News

April’s Bird of the Month – Canary

Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica) ©Wiki

According to Birds and Bloom magazine site, there are Birds of the Month.

“You’ve probably heard of birth month gemstones and birth month flowers, but have you heard of birth month birds? It might come as a surprise to learn every month of the year has not only a representative jewel and flower, but also a bird. From owls to ravens, here are the birds that represent everyone’s birthdays.”

White-bellied Canary (Crithagra dorsostriata) ©WikiC

More from Birds and Bloom:

April: Canary

Perhaps it’s fitting that the bird for the month of Peeps candy is the canary. Some canaries live in the wild, but others, such as the domestic canary, are kept as pets. They’re not all yellow, either; some are red, while others are yellow and black. As part of the finch family, they are cheerful birds with a delightful song. To find them in the wild, you’d need to go to the Canary, Madeira or Azores Islands.

Like canaries? Discover more small yellow birds you should know.

https://www.birdsandblooms.com/birding/birth-month-birds/

Forest Canary (Crithagra scotops) ©WikiC

When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! (Psalms 8:3-9 KJV)

Black-throated Canary (Crithagra atrogularis) ©WikiC

Other birds that come from the Canary islands that aren’t Canaries but are yellow. They are all very cute and adorable, in my opinion.

Canary Island Chiffchaff

Southern Grosbeak-Canary (Crithagra buchanani) ©WikiC

Canary Islands Stonechat (Saxicola dacotiae) ©WikiC

Canary Islands Stonechat (Saxicola dacotiae) ©WikiC

Previous Articles that mention Canarys:

The Rescue of the Canary Bird

SAFETY MONITORING by Canaries, Crayfish, and Brook Trout

Finches at Feeder This Morning

Canaries are part of the Finch Family

Sunday Inspiration – Finches III

Sunday Inspiration – Thraupidae – Flowerpiercers, Sierra Finches, Plus

Gideon

Lee’s Four Word Thursday – Vulture’s Eye

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King Vulture Brevard Zoo 120913 by Lee

WHICH THE VULTURE’S EYE

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“There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture’s eye hath not seen:” (Job 28:7 KJV)

King Vulture at the Brevard Zoo by Lee

(This is a repost of 8/25/16)

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More Daily Devotionals

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Who Paints The Leaves?

Lee’s Three Word Wednesday – And They Laughed

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Happy Owl From Email

AND THEY LAUGHED

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And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.” (Luke 8:53)

Happy Owl From Email

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Lee’s Three Word Wednesday – 3/16/16 – Repost

More Daily Devotionals

Lee’s Six Word Saturday – Mount Up With Wings Like Eagles

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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Flying by Aesthetic Photos

Mount Up With Wings Like Eagles

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“But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.” (Isaiah 40:31 NKJV)

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Flying by Aesthetic Photos

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Sandra’s New Kooky Challenge

(This is a repost of Lee’s Six-Word Saturday – 1/30/16)

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New Material:

Golden Eagle – swooping -down (NETNS-Wildlife Zone)

Crow on Eagles Back ©©

Four Word Thursday – His Mouth Was Opened

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Dusky Broadbill (Corydon sumatranus) ©©Mike

HIS MOUTH WAS OPENED

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“And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
(Luke 1:64 KJV)

Dusky Broadbill (Corydon sumatranus) ©©Mike

(Repost of Lee’s Four Word Thursday – 11/17/16)

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Additional Photos 2024

Dusky Broadbill (Corydon sumatranus) ©©Flikr HHaka

Dusky Broadbill (Corydon sumatranus) ©WikiC Mike

Dusky Broadbill (Corydon sumatranus) ©WikiC

Dusky Broadbill (Corydon sumatranus) ©WikiC

More Daily Devotionals

Wordless Bird – Green-tail Sunbird

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Lee’s Three-Word Wednesday – Under His Wings

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Baby Chick Peeping Out From Under His Mom's Wing - CC

 

Under His Wings

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He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler. (Psalms 91:4 NKJV)

Baby Chick Peeping Out From Under His Mom’s Wing – ©©

(This is a repost of Three Word Wednesday -1/27/16)

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Sandra’s New Kooky Challenge

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Wednesday’s When I Consider – Sistine Chapel Ceiling and God’s Creation

Sistine Chapel Ceiling

When I Consider – Wednesdays – Sistine Chapel Ceiling and God’s Creation

(Sistine Chapel Ceiling and God’s Creation – Reposted and Updated)

“Imagine that you are the child of the famous painter, Michelangelo. You grew up watching your father paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Each stroke of the brush revealed his love, creative genius, and masterful perfection.”

Later in life, you visit the Chapel and see a tour guide giving his talk about how the painting came about. They are standing there in “awe under the grandeur of the artistic work” and then hears the guide boldly say words to this effect. “The ceiling occurred by naturalistic processes over countless years as water leaked through the roof and stained the plaster. The people are told by their expert guide that what appears as an intentionally designed work of beauty is strictly a chance occurrence.”

“Would you not, as Michelangelo’s child, rise up in righteous indignation at the telling of such a flagrant lie? If the guide said that you father had used the random procedure of dripping water through the plaster to create the masterpiece, would that lie have been any more palatable?”

He telleth the number of the stars; He calleth them all by their names. (Psalm 26:7)

He telleth the number of the stars; He calleth them all by their names. (Psalm 26:7)

“The modern “tour guides” of our world are evolutionists who would have us believe that all of the purpose, eloquent design, and astronomical complexity of life just happened as chance naturalistic processes (such as mutations) formed life over billions of years. Liberal theologians would have us believe that God used such a process to make things.”

As Christians that believe the Word of God as truth, we should “boldly proclaim the truth so that more people may come to know the true Master Artist and come to trust His written revelation to mankind (the Bible)”

The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. (Proverbs 3:19)

Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this? (Job 12:9)
Earth from NASA
By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; (Job 26:13)

That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works. (Psalms 26:7)

That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments: (Psalms 78:7)

*Quotes from “Evidence from Common Sense March 22,” in “A Closer Look at the Evidence,” by Richard & Tina Kleiss, (Bryce Gaudian, The Great Works Catalog, p22)

Lee’s Two Word Tuesday – Cabot’s Tragopan

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Cabot's Tragopan (Tragopan caboti) Head Feathers ©WikiC

OUTWARD APPEARANCE

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“But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7 KJV)

Cabot’s Tragopan (Tragopan caboti) Head Feathers ©WikiC

(This is an updated Tickle Me Tuesday from 2017) Enjoy this add video.

Cabot’s Tragopan Displaying

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More Daily Devotionals

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ABC’s Of The Gospel

Lee’s Four-Word Thursday – 9/5/2024

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Southern Double-collared Sunbird (Cinnyris chalybeus) ©WikiC

Southern Double-collared Sunbird (Cinnyris chalybeus) ©WikiC

HEAVENLY FATHER FEEDS THEM

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Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
(Matthew 6:26 NKJV)

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(Repost of article from Januarywith updated photo)

Sandra’s New Kooky Challenge

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When I Consider – Wednesdays – Intro

Bald Eagle – San Diego Zoo

When I Consider – Wednesdays will be reposts/updates to a series of articles that were posted back in the early days of this blog.

A Closer Look at the Evidence by Richard & Tina Kleiss is a devotional book that has bite size information about incredible evidence about creation.

Here is a part of the review of the book written by the Richard & Tina Kleis.

We have never seen such a unique and fascinating devotional book. It is one of a very few that we have used that tempts us to read on ahead! A Closer Look at the Evidence presents straightforward evidence, primarily scientific, for the existence of our Creator.

This book is organized into twenty-six different subject areas and draws from over fifty expert sources. Each of the 400+ pages highlights knowledge from a Biblical perspective. Each day’s devotion is a full page of concise, well-researched, factual information with reference material noted if you desire more specifics.

The authors, Rich and Tina Kleiss, former public school science teachers, discovered that scientific evidence overwhelmingly supports creation. But evolution continues to be presented as fact in the media and textbooks, even as the evidence for creation is being systematically excluded.

By daily using and discussing A Closer Look at the Evidence, your family should not only learn the credible reasons for your belief in the Creator but also be equipped to share this truth with others. Each page ends with a related Bible verse…..

magnify_2748cDan and I used it daily after our regular devotions. I have been wanting to share these articles for some time and have decided to do so in a series called, “When I Consider!” A quote from the book’s Dedication has encouraged me decide to do this.

God’s desire is that the knowledge of what He has done through both the cross and creation is for everyone. We must not keep this knowledge to ourselves. The evidence that He is our Creator is so overwhelming and encouraging that it is desperately needs to be shared in the world today. A Closer Look at the Evidence is designed to be an affordable resource to both reinforce our individual faith and facilitate sharing the reasons for this faith. Consider praying about how God could use you to utilize the truths found in these pages.

The book is available at (Christianbook.com)

Here is the first in the “When I Consider!” Series:

This was the first in the series called, “When I Consider! Please see the above article, “A Closer Look at the Evidence – Kleiss“, by Richard and Tina Kleiss, for an explanation of this new series. Not only will I use information from the Kleiss’ book, but other articles also. Since our main blog is about Bird’s, this seems like a good starting place.

“Evidence From Biology”

The eagle’s diving speed can exceed 100 miles per hour. At this speed, the eagle’s eyesight must be perfect in order to know exactly when to pull out of a dive. Its eyes are designed to spot a rabbit or fish up to one mile away. The eagle also has remarkably designed wings, each covered by over 12,000 feathers. Aircraft designers are still trying to copy this engineering marvel.

Besides the ability to climb to 10,000 feet withing minutes, the parent eagle also assists its young in flight. As it flies alongside the eaglet, whirlpools of air formed by its primary feathers provide the eaglet with additional lift.

In speaking of His protective care over the nation of Israel, God states, ‘..I bare you on eagle’s wings…’ (Exodus 19:4 KJV). The Hebrew word for ‘bare’ is nacah, and its primary rood means ‘to lift.’ This is exactly what the parent eagle does to help its young in flight.

The precise selection and meaning of words used in the Bible is a testimony to the accuracy and precision of the remarkable book.

Character Sketches, Vol.III, p171-174″

The above quote is from January 28, “A Closer Look at the Evidence,” by Richard and Tina Kleiss

This series will be based on:

Psalms 8:3-9 NKJV
“When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained, What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? For You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor. You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet, All sheep and oxen– Even the beasts of the field, The birds of the air, And the fish of the sea That pass through the paths of the seas. O LORD, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth!