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WE HAVE SEEN
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For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard. Acts 4:20
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Tag Archives: Inspiration
Lee’s Two Word Tuesday – 4/19/16
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GOOD FRUITS
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“But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. (James 3:17)
Green-headed Tanager (Tangara seledon) ©Flickr Meghan Hess
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Lee’s One Word Monday – 4/18/16
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PEACE
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“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.” (Galatians 5:22-23 KJV)
Silver-breasted Broadbill (Serilophus lunatus) by Peter Ericsson
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Longsuffering
Gentleness
Faith
Meekness
Temperance
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Lee’s Seven Word Sunday – 4/17/16
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A SPARROW ALONE UPON THE HOUSE TOP
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“I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top. (Psalm 102:7)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) on a house ©WikiC
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Sunday Inspiration – New World Warblers II
Golden-cheeked Warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia) ©USFWS
“But He knows the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.” (Job 23:10 NKJV)
Now for the last half of the New World Warbler Family. See the first half at Sunday Inspiration – New World Warblers I. The Parulidae family has 119 members presently. The Setophage genus is numerous with 37 species which are seen by many of here in the United States. Many of these had their genus changed from Dendroica to Setophage and some may still refer to them with the older genus name. Sibleyguides has a nice chart showing how they rearranged the taxonomy.
Flavescent Warbler (Myiothlypis flaveolus) by Dario Sanches
The next genus is the Myiothlopis group. The 14 here are best represented in Central and South America. This is one of only two warbler genera that are well represented in the latter continent. All of these species were formerly placed in the genus Basileuterus.
Collared Whitestart (Myioborus torquatus) by Reinier Munguia
The Basileuterus genus still has nine species. Again, they are mainly in the Central and South America areas. These are mainly robust warblers with a stout bill. The majority of species have olive or grey upperparts and yellow underparts. The head is often strikingly marked with a long broad supercilium, a coloured crown or crown stripes, and often other striking head markings.
Many species are not well-studied, but those for which the breeding habits are known all build a domed nest on a bank or on the ground, so this is presumably typical of the genus as a whole.
Golden-crowned Warbler (Basileuterus culicivorus) ©WikiC
The Cardellina and the Myioborus (Whitestarts) round out the rest of the family. They have 5 and 12 species respectively. The 12 whitestarts are New World warblers in the genus Myioborus. The English name refers to the white outer tail feathers which are a prominent feature of the members of this genus (“start” is an archaic word for “tail”). They are from mainly northern South America and are spreading north to Central America and the USA. The five Cardellina are from South America. (Info from Wikipedia)
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold In settings of silver. (Proverbs 25:11 NKJV)
“Heavenly Sunlight” ~ by Artisans in Brass ©Used With Permission
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Sunday Inspiration – New World Warblers I
Parulidae – New World Warblers
New World Warbler – Wikipedia
New World (Wood) Warblers – Ian’s Birdway
Lee’s Five Word Friday – 4/15/16
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STANDING OUT OF THE WATER
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“For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water.” (2nd Peter 3:5 KJV)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) One in and One Out of the Water ©Slodive
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Belgium’s Geese Parade
For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: (James 3:7 KJV)
Yesterday, we saw this Goose at Lake Morton in Lakeland, Florida. Looks like it has a nice stride, but not sure it would want to be one of these Belgium parading Geese. Then again, what do I know what that bird would like to do.
Enjoy the Geese Parades from Belgium.
Goose Parade March Zelda Style! (Bremmen Mask Song from Majora’s Mask)
A Young Goose Watching
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Lee’s Two Word Tuesday – 4/12/16
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AND CHOKED
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“And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.” (Mark 4:7 KJV)
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) ©USFWS
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Lee’s One Word Monday – 4/11/16
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JOY
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“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.” (Galatians 5:22-23 KJV)
Double-barred Finch (Taeniopygia bichenovii) ©WikiC
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Longsuffering
Gentleness
Faith
Meekness
Temperance
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Lee’s Seven Word Sunday – 4/10/16
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JOY OF THE LORD IS YOUR STRENGTH
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Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength. (Nehemiah 8:10 KJV)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) by Robert Scanlon
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Sunday Inspiration – New World Warblers I
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) ©WikiC
Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation. Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations. For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods. (1 Chronicles 16:23-25 KJV)
This week we will start checking out the New World Warbler family, the Parulidae. At present there are 119 species listed and we will divide them up into two weeks.
The New World warblers or wood-warblers are a group of small, often colorful, passerine birds which make up the family Parulidae and are restricted to the New World. They are closely related to neither the Old World warblers nor the Australian warblers. Most are arboreal, but some, like the Ovenbird and the two waterthrushes, are more terrestrial. Most members of this family are insectivores.
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) by Raymond Barlow
All the warblers are fairly small. The smallest species is the Lucy’s Warbler (Oreothlypis luciae), at about 6.5 grams and 10.6 cm (4.2 in). The largest species depends upon the true taxonomy of the family. Traditionally, it was listed as Yellow-breasted Chat, at 18.2 cm (7.2 in). Since this may not be parulid, the Parkesia waterthrushes, the Ovenbird, the Russet-crowned Warbler and Semper’s Warbler, all of which can exceed 15 cm (6 in) and 21 grams, could be considered the largest.
We will view the Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) down through the Setophaga genus. That is about 60 species and then cover the last of the family next week.
Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works. (1 Chronicles 16:9 KJV)
“How Can I Keep From Singing?” ~ Pastor Jerry Smith, Reagan, Caleb and Jessie
(I know this song has been used before, but these birds are so beautiful and love to sing, and it makes my heart want to sing with Praise to Our Creator Savior)
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Parulidae – New World Warblers
New World Warbler – Wikipedia
New World (Wood) Warblers – Ian’s Birdway
New World Warblers (Parulidae) – IBC
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Lee’s Six Word Saturday – 4/9/16
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LET US HOLD FAST THE PROFESSION
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Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) (Hebrews 10:23 KJV)
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) ©WikiC
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