Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) at Nest by Anthony747
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Family Circus – Taking Orders
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Grey Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) Feeding at Nest WikiC
“Consider the ravens [birds], for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds?” (Luke 12:24 NKJV)
Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) at nest ©L Walkinshaw
“I know all the birds of the mountains, And the wild beasts of the field are Mine.” (Psalms 50:11 NKJV)
Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis) in Sideyard May 1, 2015, by Lee
Like a crane or a swallow, so I chattered; I mourned like a dove; My eyes fail from looking upward. O LORD, I am oppressed; Undertake for me! (Isaiah 38:14 NKJV)
Sandhill Crane “Colts” Taken across the street in our community pond.
Over the years we have lived here in Central Florida, we have been visited by Sandhill Cranes and their little ones. They are called “colts” when they are young. The ones in the above picture would be considered “juveniles.”
Leaving
It is enjoyable to watch them mature and eventually become red on the top.
Sandhill Cranes in Sideyard 5-1-15 by Lee
We are not “technically” supposed to feed them, but yet we can feed all the other birds. So how do you keep them out of your feeders. Hide them? No. The Lord made all of His creatures and promised to see that they are fed.
Oh, My, The feeder is down.
My flat feeders hang about 18 inches above the ground and Sandhill Cranes [adults] stand about:
“SIZE: Body, 31.5 to 47.2 in; wingspan, 5 to 6 ft”
WEIGHT: 6.5 to 14 lbs
AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: 20 years (Natl Geo)
Sandhill Cranes with Youngsters 4-26-16
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Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) by Bob-Nan
“Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.” (Psalms 103:5 KJV)
“Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name.” (Genesis 2:19 NKJV)
What an interesting video! Enjoy!
Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) by Nikhil Devasar
Family Circus – God’s good recipe
“Doth the hawk [Bar-tailed Godwit] fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?” (Job 39:26 KJV)
The Bar-tailed Godwit was tracked by a tiny transmitter they attached to her. She flew “nonstop for 7,257 miles (11,679 km) from western Alaska to New Zealand.”
Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) by MAMuin
“What’s more, the bird probably didn’t even glide. Bar-tailed godwits use forward flapping for flight and “seldom” glide, according to Robert Gill, Jr., lead author of the study.”
“As for the humble godwit, its incredible journey and endurance is a fantastic testimony to the Creator’s design in the animal kingdom.”
Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) ©USFWS
“This is the LORD’S doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.” (Psalms 118:23 KJV)
All quotes from Bird Sets Nonstop Flight Record at 7,257 miles
Bar-tailed Godwit – Audubon
Bar-tailed Godwit – Wikipedia
Fiery-throated Hummingbird (Panterpe insignis) ©WikiC
The Fiery-throated Hummingbird (Panterpe insignis) is a medium-sized hummingbird which breeds only in the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama. It is the only member of the genus Panterpe.
This is a common to abundant bird of montane forest canopy above 1400 m, and also occurs in scrub at the woodland edges and clearings.
This bird is 11 cm long and weighs 5.7 g. It has a straight black bill and dusky feet.
Fiery-throated Hummingbird (Panterpe insignis) by Judd Patterson
The adult fiery-throated hummingbird has shiny green body plumage, a blue tail, and a white spot behind the eye. It often looks dark, but when the light catches it at the right angle, it shows a brilliant blue crown, yellow-bordered bright orange throat, and violet-blue chest patch. The sexes are similar, but young birds have rufous fringes to the head plumage. The call is a high-pitched twittering.
Fiery-throated Hummingbird in Flight ©Raymond Barlow
The female fiery-throated hummingbird is entirely responsible for nest building and incubation. She lays two white eggs in a bulky plant-fibre cup nest 2–4 m high at the end of a descending bamboo stem or on a rootlet under a bank. Incubation takes 15–19 days, and fledging another 20-26.
Fiery-throated Hummingbird (Panterpe insignis) Little color from side ©WikiC
The food of this species is nectar, taken from a variety of small flowers, including epiphytic Ericaceae and bromeliads. Like other hummingbirds it also takes small insects as an essential source of protein. Male fiery-throated hummingbirds defend flowers and scrubs in their feeding territories, and are dominant over most other hummingbirds. They will, however, allow females to share their food resources.
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1 KJV)
God’s Good Recipe For Birds
The Family Circus Artist surely came up with a great truth in this one. God’s “recipe” was Creation. His [God’s] wisdom is evident in all of his creation, especially the birds.
“For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now.” (Romans 8:22 NASB)
What would this beautiful Fiery-throated Hummer look like if it weren’t under the curse of man’s sin?
Fiery-throated Hummingbird Panterpe insignis – Internet Bird Collection
Fiery-throated Hummingbird – Wikipedia
Fiery-throated Hummingbird – Neotropical Birds
“and for a long time birds and hedgehogs, and ibises and ravens shall dwell in it: and the measuring line of desolation shall be cast over it, and satyrs shall dwell in it.” (Isaiah 34:11 Brenton)
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) by J Fenton
Brown-throated Wattle-eye (Platysteira cyanea) Male ©WikiC
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1 KJV)
The Family Circus Artist surely came up with a great truth in this one. God’s “recipe” was Creation. His [God’s] wisdom is evident in all of his creation, especially the birds.
Family Circus – God’s good recipe
Here is the Brown-throated Wattle-eye that is a beauty.
Brown-throated Wattle-eye (Platysteira cyanea) Male ©Flickr Isidro Vila Verde
The Brown-throated Wattle-eye (Platysteira cyanea), also known as the common wattle-eye or scarlet-spectacled wattle-eye, is a small, insectivorous passerine bird. The wattle-eyes were previously classed as a subfamily of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae, but are now usually separated from that group.
This species breeds in west, central and northeast tropical Africa. This common species is found in secondary forest and other woodland areas, including gardens. The eggs are laid in a small neat lichen and cobweb cup low in a tree or bush.
The adult brown-throated wattle-eye is a stout bird about 14 cm (5.5 in) long. The breeding male has glossy black upperparts, and white underparts with a neat black breast band. There is a strong white wingbar, and fleshy red wattles above the eye.
Brown-throated Wattle-eye (Platysteira cyanea) Male ©Flickr Allan Hopkins
The females are grey-black above, and also have the white wing bar and red wattles. There is a small patch of white below the bill, and the throat and breast are maroon, separated from the white belly by the black breast band. Young males are washed-out, greyer versions of the female.
Black-throated Wattle-eye (Platysteira peltata) Female ©Flickr Johann du Preez
These active insect-eating birds are found in pairs or small groups. The ringing call of the brown-throated wattle-eye is a very characteristic six note doo-dd-dum-di-do-do.
“Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth,” (Ecclesiastes 12:1aKJV)
*** Survey – Should this become a series to introduce some of the special Avian Wonders from the Lord? ***
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) by J Fenton
BY HENRY M. MORRIS, PH.D. | THURSDAY, MAY 03, 2018
“Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.” (Psalm 148:5)
The concept of “fiat creation” is opposed by evolutionists and all who believe in the so-called geologic ages. Nevertheless, this is clearly the teaching of the Word of God, and God was there! Psalm 148 exhorts all the stars to praise the Lord, and then notes that, as soon as God spoke, they “were created.” Similarly, “by the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. . . . For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast” (Psalm 33:6, 9).
It is worth noting that whenever the verbs “create” and “make” are used in reference to God’s work of creation, they are never in the present tense. God is not now creating or making stars or animals or people as theistic evolution requires; at the end of the six-day creation period, in fact, God “rested from all his work which God created and made” (Genesis 2:3).
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) Reinier Munguia
This is the teaching of the New Testament also. “The worlds [that is, the space/time cosmos, the ‘aeons’] were framed [not ‘are being framed’] by the word of God [not ‘by processes of stellar evolution’], so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear [not ‘out of pre-existing materials,’ as required by theories of chemical and cosmic evolution]” (Hebrews 11:3).
The Lord Jesus Christ Himself confirmed the doctrine of recent creation.
“From the beginning of the creation [not, that is, four billion years after the solar system evolved] God made them [Adam and Eve] male and female” (Mark 10:6).
Thus, those who believe in the geologic ages are rejecting both the biblical record and the authority of Jesus Christ in order to attain ephemeral acceptance by the ungodly. This is a poor exchange! HMM
What a great devotional because it expresses exactly what I believe about God’s Creation. God created our marvellous Avian Wonders which did not evolve from dinosaurs. They were created the day after the birds.
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) by J Fenton
Common Nighthawk(Chordeiles minor) by Daves BirdingPix
And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after his kind, (Lev 11:16)
Birds of the Bible For Kids 