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FOWLS OF THE HEAVEN HAVE THEIR HABITATION
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“By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.” (Psalms 104:12 KJV)
Birds Singing from BeliefNet
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Tag Archives: Inspiration
Sunday Inspiration – Ostrich, Rhea, Cassowary, Emu & Kiwi
Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus) at Riverbanks Zoo SC by Lee
“Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich? Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust, And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labor is in vain without fear; Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding. What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.” (Job 39:13-18)
Today we have thirteen (13) birds that are in four (4) Orders with a total of five (5) families. As mentioned before, these will be much easier than the LARGE Passeriformes Order that took months to view. Our Orders are the Struthioniformes, with one (1) family, Struthionidae that has two (2) Ostritches; the Rheiformes has one (1) family, Rheidae, with two (2) Rheas; and then the Casuariiformes Order has two (2) families, Casuariidae with three (3) Cassowaries and the Dromiidae family with a solo Emu; Apterygiformes Order with the Apterygidae family with five (5) Kiwis.
Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus) Closeup by ©WikiC
Struthioniformes, with one (1) family, Struthionidae that has two (2) Ostritches – “Ostriches are large, non-flying birds that live in Africa. Besides in their natural environment, ostriches are often breed as farm animals because some people like to eat their meat, eggs or to wear fashion products made of their skin. Although they are killed for commercial purposes, they are not endangered. There are around 2 million ostriches that can be found around the globe.” (SoftSchools)
Greater Rhea (Rhea americana) by ©Wayne Deeker
Rheiformes has one (1) family, Rheidae, with two (2) Rheas – “Rhea is a member of the group of flightless birds. This is the largest bird in the South America. There are two species of rhea: Greater or American Rhea and Lesser or Darwin’s Rhea. They differ in size and in type of habitat they inhabit. Rhea can be found in open grasslands, pampas and woodlands of Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Paraguay, Chile, Peru and Brazil. Rhea is also kept on farms because of its meat, eggs and skin. Number of rhea in the wild is decreased due to habitat loss, but they are still not listed as endangered species.” (SoftSchools with editing)
Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) by Ian
Casuariiformes Order has two (2) families, Casuariidae with three (3) Cassowaries – “The bird order Casuariiformes has four surviving members: the three species of cassowary, and the only remaining species of emu. The emus are classified in the family Dromaiidae, while the cassowaries are all located within the Casuariidae family. All four members of the order are very large flightless birds native to Australia-New Guinea.” (Wikipedia)
North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) by Derek©WikiC
Apterygiformes Order with the Apterygidae family with five (5) Kiwis – “Kiwi (pronounced /kiːwiː/) or kiwis are flightless birds native to New Zealand, in the genus Apteryx and family Apterygidae. At around the size of a domestic chicken, kiwi are by far the smallest living ratites (which also consist of ostriches, emus, rheas, and cassowaries), and lay the largest egg in relation to their body size of any species of bird in the world. DNA sequence comparisons have yielded the surprising conclusion that kiwi are much more closely related to the extinct Malagasy elephant birds than to the moa with which they shared New Zealand. There are five recognized species. All species have been negatively affected by historic deforestation but currently the remaining large areas of their forest habitat are well protected in reserves and national parks. At present, the greatest threat to their survival is predation by invasive mammalian predators.
Kiwi is the nickname used internationally for people from New Zealand,[1] as well as being a relatively common self-reference. The name derives from the kiwi, a flightless bird, which is native to, and the national symbol of, New Zealand. Unlike many demographic labels, its usage is not considered offensive; it is generally viewed as a symbol of pride and endearment for the people of New Zealand..” (Wikipedia with editing)
New Zealand Stamp with Kiwi ©WikiC
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“And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.”
(1 John 4:14-15 KJV)
“Hosanna, Messiah Has Come” ~ Choir and Solo by Lisa Brock
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Lee’s Six Word Saturday – 10/8/16
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HE MAKETH THE STORM A CALM
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“He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.” (Psalms 107:29 KJV)
Flocks Settling at the Shore by Lee
Praise the Lord, Hurricane Matthew is departing our area and the seas are calming back down. Thanks for all the prayers. Our Haitian and Bahamian friends need much prayer as they try to rebuild their lives.
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Lee’s Five Word Friday – 10/7/16
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AND RAISETH THE STORMY WIND
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“For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.” (Psalms 107:25 KJV)
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) In The Wind ©Flickr Andrea Westmoreland
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Tonight the effects of Hurricane Matthew are causing rain and fairly gusty winds here in Central Florida. So far, Matthew is staying to the east of us, but not by much. (We just got word that it is finally shifting to the east a tad, which is good for us.) Though the Snowy Egrets will still be having a “flying feather” night. Praying for all of those people along the shore as the hurricane scrapes the coast, during tonight and into early morning. Your prayers are always welcomed.
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Lee’s Four Word Thursday – 10/6/16
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WINDY STORM AND TEMPEST
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“I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.” (Psalms 55:8 KJV)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) In Rain ©Flickr Nicole Nicky
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Lee’s Three Word Wednesday – 10/5/16
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IN THE STORM
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“The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.” (Nahum 1:3 KJV)
Hornby’s Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma hornbyi) ©WikiC
P.S. Our area is due to receive a glancing blow from Hurricane Matthew beginning tomorrow evening. Thanks for your prayers in advance.
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Lee’s Two Word Tuesday – 10/4/16
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THE OSSIFRAGE
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“And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the osprey,” (Leviticus 11:13)
Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) (Ossifrage or Lammergeier) ©Wiki
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Birds of the Bible – Ossifrage
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Lee’s One Word Monday – 10/3/16
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DRINK
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“They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.” (Psalm 104:11)
Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) Drinking from lake ©WikiC
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Lee’s Seven Word Sunday – 10/2/16
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SATISFIED WITH THE FRUIT OF THY WORKS
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“He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of Thy works.” (Psalm 104:13)
Orioles at Feeder ©Wildbeaks.com
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Sunday Inspiration – Beginning of the Bird Orders – Tinamiformes
Elegant Crested Tinamou (Eudromia elegans) Cloud Forest at Zoo Miami by Lee
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. (Genesis 1:1 KJV)
We have finished up all the Passeriformes and reviewed them here with the Sunday Inspirations. That only took from February 1st of 2015 to September 25th of 2016. Of the forty orders of birds in the world, Passeriformes was the last and largest of the orders taxonomically. Today, we are going to start at the first of the bird orders. Not to panic, there is only one family in this order. We will cover it today.
Dan and I have only seen one member of this order and that was at Zoo Miami, FL
Elegant Crested Tinamou (Eudromia elegans) by Dan at Zoo Miami
“Tinamiformes is a taxonomic order of birds that are also known as Tinamou. The order is represented by only one Family Tinamidae, which consists of 47 species in 9 genera. They are short-legged, little-headed and plump-bodied. They prefer to run rather than fly to avoid danger.
The Tinamous are found only in Central and South America. They are related to the ratites (Ostriches and Rheas). Generally ground dwelling, they are found in a range of habitats from woodlands to open grassland. They prefer eating a diet of berries and seeds off the ground. They also consume insects and small animals.” (CreationWiki)
As you will notice the Tinamou are not very colorful and that is mostly because of how they live. They are very well designed by their Creator to sulk along in the underbrush.
“And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.” (Genesis 1:21 KJV) Emphasis added
Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons’ wives with thee. Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth. (Genesis 8:16-17 KJV)
“Praise Medley” by ©The Hyssongs
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Birds of the World – Tinamidae – Tinamous
Tinamidae Family – Our Photos
Tinamidae – Tinamous Family
An Initial Estimate of Avian Ark Kinds
Evolution Made Ridiculous Flightless Birds Over and Over – If you want to some actual truth, but you need to read around the evolution part. You can see the Creator at work.
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Lee’s Six Word Saturday – 10/1/16
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THAT THOU GIVEST THEM THEY GATHER
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“That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.” (Psalm 104:28)
Western Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma californica) ©WikiC
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Lee’s Five Word Friday – 9/30/16
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AND MY BURDEN IS LIGHT
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“For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:30 KJV)
Blackbird on a Hawk’s Back ©Dept of Interior
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