“Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations; but if you return to Me, and keep My commandments and do them, though some of you were cast out to the farthest part of the heavens, yet I will gather them from there, and bring them to the place which I have chosen as a dwelling for My name.’ ” (Nehemiah 1:8-9 NKJV)
Egrets, Ibises, Spoonbills, etc ©Ericripma Photo
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“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6 KJV)
Cauca Guan (Penelope perspicax) chick ©BirdPhotos.com
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African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) by Africaddict
“Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself.” (Exodus 19:4 KJV)
One of the first videos shown on the blog was of the African Fish Eagle. That was back when this blog first started up. I have repeatedly shown it over the years.
First my favorite one with the music:
“For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.” (Jeremiah 48:40 KJV)
Now here is a great one to show in slow motion.
“They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.” (Job 9:26 KJV)
What a CREATOR!!
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Birds of the Bible – Eagles (February 17, 2008)
Birds of the Bible – Favorites (July 3, 2009)
Just a little change of pace for today’s Devotional.
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“Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.” (1 Timothy 6:19 KJV)
Western Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma californica) ©WikiC
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“Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.” (Proverbs 8:34 KJV)
East Brazilian Chachalaca (Ortalis araucuan) ©WikiC
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“My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.” (Proverbs 8:19 KJV)
Chestnut-winged Chachalaca (Ortalis garrula) ©WikiC
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“Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.” (1 Timothy 4:12 NKJV)
Little Chachalaca (Ortalis motmot) ©BirdPhotos.com
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“…that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.” (1 Corinthians 4:6b KJV)
Grey-headed Chachalaca (Ortalis cinereiceps) ©WikiC
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“Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.” (1 Corinthians 16:13 NKJV)
Chestnut-winged Chachalaca (Ortalis garrula) close-up ©BirdPhotos.com
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“And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.” (Luk 15:20 KJV)
Grey-headed Chachalaca (Ortalis cinereiceps) Close-up ©BirdPhotos.com
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Colombian Chachalaca (Ortalis columbiana) ©WikiC
“I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.” (Psam 50:11 KJV)
Chachalacas are a part of the Cracidae family. There are 55 species in this family and these 16 Chachalacas are in the Ortalis genus. It makes for a good division for this family, plus, I have been having computer problems for over a week. So, we will go with these noisy little avian wonders from the Lord’s hand. You may notice that they are not really “handsome” or “colorful,” yet, they are just as special to their Creator as the more fancy birds.
Rufous-vented Chachalaca (Ortalis ruficauda) by Kent Nickel
Chachalacas are mainly brown galliform birds from the genus Ortalis. These birds are found in wooded habitats in far southern United States (Texas), Mexico, and Central and South America. They are social, can be very noisy and often remain fairly common even near humans, as their relatively small size makes them less desirable to hunters than their larger relatives. They somewhat resemble the guans, and the two have commonly been placed in a subfamily together, though the chachalacas are probably closer to the curassows.
The generic name is derived from the Greek word όρταλις, meaning “pullet” or “domestic hen.” The common name is an onomatopoeia for the four-noted cackle of the plain chachalaca (O. vetula). (Information from Wikipedia)
Plain Chachalaca at Santa Ana NWR, 2002 [Old camera]
After that noisy Chachalaca thought you might like a little quieter song.
*And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;” (Isa 32:18 KJV)
“Quiet Rest* and “Sweet Hour of Prayer” ~ by Kathy Lisby – Nell Reese acc”.
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“Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.” (John 21:10 KJV)
Laughing Gull Caught Fish ©Richard Seaman
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