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If birds had arms, then they would not be able to fly or do the amazing things that the Creator meant for them to do. We were all given exactly what we need by our Lord Jesus Christ, the Creator of all.
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.” (John 1:1-3 KJV)
Creation Moments has articles frequently about birds. I seem to get behind in checking my mail, so they sort of “pile up.” Today’s post is excerpts, with links to some of those posts.
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) – ©WikiC
“The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;…” Song of Solomon 2:12
“There is a lot more to bird song than meets the ear. Digital recording and computer technology have enabled researchers to study, in detail, various song-birds’ reactions to neighboring birds’ songs.
“In most species, singing is the male’s job. There is much more going on when he sings than simply establishing territory or attracting a mate. Researchers refer to one characteristic of bird song as “song matching.” While a male bird doesn’t like another male in his territory, he is more tolerant of a related male in a neighboring territory than of a complete stranger. A male will challenge a stranger by repeating the stranger’s song……”
Continued at Dueling Bird Songs
Hooded Crow. Warren Photographic
“And God created … every winged fowl after his kind…” Genesis 1:21
“A recent report on the Science Alert website discussed the evolution of two species of crow in Europe. The two species concerned are the carrion crow, which is black, and the grey-hooded crow. These crows are very different in appearance. They both populate continental Europe, with the grey-hoods in the East and the carrion crows in the West. Their boundary appears to be approximately where Germany’s Elbe River is. At this overlap point, it is possible for birds of the two species to interbreed. The hybrid birds are themselves fertile, which, while unusual for hybrids, is by no means unknown…..”
Continued at Are European Crows Evolving?
Fossil-Avimaia Schweitzerae With Unlaid Egg ©WikiC
“And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.” Genesis 1:22
“I like to keep ducks because I love their eggs. Last summer, one of my ducks became ill, with eggs trapped inside her. Despite my best efforts, she died. Scientists believe the same thing may have happened to a specimen of Avimaia. This fossil, dated by evolutionists at 110 million years old, had evidence of an unlaid egg inside it.” ..
“These deep-time ages do not make sense in the light of the creatures’ appearances. For example, the fact that the avimaia fossil has this unlaid egg within it suggests that the process of egg laying has not changed for these birds, which even evolutionists are having to admit must have co-existed with the very type of dinosaurs which supposedly evolved into them……”
Continued at AN OLD DEAD BIRD AND AN EGG
You can find more of these type articles in the Interesting Things and When I Consider
“He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.” (Matthew 28:6 NKJV)
Like many of you, we watched our Easter Services via YouTube, or you may have watched by however your church chose to keep your members encouraged through watching/meeting for this Easter. This “Social Distancing,” is keeping us from our normal services, handshakes, and hugs from our friends. I miss my many friends.
Our pastor had a great message for today, and thought I would share it with you. Faith Baptist Church of Winter Haven has a YouTube site with all the services and additions we are not able to attend in person. I am thankful for these and want to share two of them here. This first one is the Easter Service today with our pastor.
This next one is the “Pastor Jerry’s Musings” He is one of our associate pastors. Enjoy!
Oriental Turtle Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) by Nikhil Devasar
The first time, listed in the Gospels, when Jesus, in His Humanity, is near a bird, was at His dedication. According to the Jewish law, the first born son was to be dedicated at the temple. This was to take place 40 days after he was born. This was so that Mary, his earthly mother, to be purified and Jesus could be dedicated. This was not His first visit, as at eight days old he was there.
When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord“), and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.” (Luke 2:22-24 NIV)
Bible Gateway’s – MacArthur Study Bible (NKJV) note:
“2:22 her purification. A woman who bore a son was ceremonially unclean for 40 days (twice that if she bore a daughter—Lev. 12:2–5). After that she was to offer a yearling lamb and a dove or pigeon (Lev. 12:6). If poor, she could offer two doves or pigeons (Lev. 12:8). Mary’s offering indicates that she and Joseph were poor (v. 24). to Jerusalem. A journey of about 6 mi. from Bethlehem. to present Him to the Lord. The dedication of the firstborn son was also required by Moses’ law (v. 23, cf. Ex. 13:2, 12–15).
At forty days old, we could assume that Jesus was not really aware of the doves or pigeons that were used for this offering. Assumptions are not always 100% correct. We are not going to delve into that discussion here. Nor will we try to assume whether other birds were near Jesus at the manger. We are just going to use what the Word says.
Common Pigeon -aka Rock(Columba livia) by Daves BirdingPix
The reason the turtledove or pigeons were used, was because of the finances of his mother and Joseph, his step-father.
“2:24 turtledoves. See Leviticus 12:8. Joseph, despite his royal lineage, was only a young carpenter, too poor to bring a lamb for his offering.” (Defender’s Bible)
“The fact that they offered two pigeons instead of a lamb and a pigeon is an indication that Joseph and Mary were not wealthy. Levitical law required a woman, after the birth of a son, to purify herself for 40 days before going to the temple to offer a sacrifice for her purification. The law stated that she was to offer a lamb and a dove, but if she could not afford these, she could offer two pigeons or doves” (Leviticus 12:2–8). (Halley’s Bible Handbook Notes)
As we journey on with Jesus and the Birds, He will be telling about them by way of parables and others means. Stay tuned!
Questions:
For notes and helps, I am using several resources beside God’s Word, the Bible. I use Bible Gateway as a source for many different Bible versions and study helps. Many are free, but a paid option is also available. [That is what I use – $3.99 month)
I also have many different Bibles I own and use, of which my favorite is the Defender’s Bible by Henry Morris. (older version) This can also be used online at Defender’s Bible from I.C.R.
On Lee’s Birdwatching Adventures:
Lady Amherst’s Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae)
“He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end. I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives,” Ecclesiastes 3:11-12 [NKJV]
The Lady Amherst’s Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) is a bird of the Galliformes Order and the family Phasianidae. The genus name is from Ancient Greek khrusolophos, “with golden crest”. The English name and amherstiae commemorates Sarah Amherst, wife of William Pitt Amherst, Governor General of Bengal, who was responsible for sending the first specimen of the bird to London in 1828.
7. Lady Amherst’s Pheasant
The species is native to southwestern China and far northern Myanmar, but has been introduced elsewhere. Previously, a self-supporting feral population was established in England, the stronghold of which was in West Bedfordshire. Lady Amherst first introduced the ornamental pheasant on her estates, near the Duke of Bedford’s Woburn Abbey, where the birds were also shot for game and interbred. However since late 2015 the species has been believed to be extirpated in Great Britain with no confirmed sightings since March 2015.
The adult male is 100–120 cm (23 in.) in length, its tail accounting for 80 cm of the total length. It is unmistakable with its nuchal cape white black, with a red crest. The long grey tail and rump is red, blue, dark green, white and yellow plumage. The “cape” can be raised in display. This species is closely related to the golden pheasant (C. pictus), but has a yellow eye, blue-green bare skin around it. The bill is horn-coloured and they had blue-gray legs.
Lady Amherst’s Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) Female ©WikiC
The female is much less showy, with a duller mottled brown plumage all over, similar to that of the female common pheasant (P. colchicus) but with finer barring. She is very like the female golden pheasant, but has a darker head and cleaner underparts than the hen of that species.
Despite the male’s showy appearance, these birds are very difficult to see in their natural habitat, which is dense, dark forests with thick undergrowth. Consequently, little is known of their behaviour in the wild.
Lady Amherst’s Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) Zoo Miami by Lee
They feed on the ground on grain, leaves and invertebrates, but roost in trees at night. Whilst they can fly, they prefer to run, but if startled they can suddenly burst upwards at great speed, with a distinctive wing sound. The male has a gruff call in the breeding season. [Wikipedia with editing]
Wow! What another beautiful artistic Avian Wonder from our Lord.
GALLIFORMES – Fowl, Quail, Guans, Currasows, Megapodes
Phasianidae – Pheasants & Allies
GALLIFORMES – Fowl, Quail, Guans, Currasows, Megapodes
Artistic Birds From Their Creator I – Introduction
Artistic Birds From Their Creator II – Frigatebirds
Artistic Birds From Their Creator III – Galliformes Order
Artistic Birds From Their Creator IV – Monal
Artistic Birds From Their Creator V – Lady Amherst’s Pheasant
Birds That Can’t Fly – Creation Moments
Genesis 1:21
“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.”
There are quite a number of birds that cannot fly. This sometimes surprises us, but it shouldn’t. We tend to wonder how they “lost” the ability to fly, but, although there are some species that might possibly have lost an ability to fly (as losing such an ability usually involves loss of information, not spontaneous creation), there is no reason to suppose that many have lost an ability. After all, we do not wonder at mammals that fly (i.e., bats), and we accept that these were created on Day Five, whereas most mammals were made on Day Six. In the same way, most flightless birds seem to be perfectly designed the way that they are. Ratite birds, for example, have no keel on their sternum. The keel is what anchors muscles to the wings, to enable flight. But birds like ostriches, rheas, emus and kiwis show no evidence, either in extant species or in the fossil record, to suggest that they ever had a structure. Therefore, they have not evolved into such a state – they were designed like that by God because that is the best design for us.
Other birds are flightless for other reasons. Penguins, for example, do not fly, but they do sort-of fly through water! Again, this requires a particular type of design that could not arise by itself. God designed penguins just perfectly for their habitat and their lives.
Flightless birds do not support evolutionary ideas. God created them as He saw fit.
Prayer: Thank You Father, even for those creatures that seem so strange to us! But they are part of Your overall design, and they give witness to Your creative power. Amen.
Author: Paul F. Taylor
Ref: O’daniel, D. (2015), Flightless Birds—Alternate Flight Plan, < https://answersingenesis.org/birds/flightless-birds-alternate-plan/ >, accessed 1/30/2019. Image: CC BY-SA 2.5 Generic.
Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus) Memphis Zoo by Lee
Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata) ©WikiC
Emu ((Dromaius novaehollandiae) Zoo Tampa by Lee
North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) by Derek©©
Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
In the Artistic Birds – Galliformes Order I, you were introduced to some of the birds the Bare-faced Curassow, Crested Guineafowl, Gambel’s Quail, and the beautifully designed Golden Pheasant.
The Himalayan Monal definitely can be described by this verse, relating to the design of the tabernacle.
“He has filled them with skill to do all manner of work of the engraver and the designer and the tapestry maker, in blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine linen, and of the weaver—those who do every work and those who design artistic works.” (Exodus 35:35 NKJV) [emphasis added]
If you missed the introduction, we are referring to the Master Designer, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus) by Nikhil
“The Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus), also known as the Impeyan monal and Impeyan pheasant, is a bird in the pheasant family, Phasianidae. It is the national bird of Nepal, where it is known as the danphe, and state bird of Uttarakhand, India, where it is known as the monal. It was also the state bird of Himachal Pradesh until 2007. The scientific name commemorates Lady Mary Impey, the wife of the British chief justice of Bengal Sir Elijah Impey.
Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus) ©WikiC
It is a relatively large-sized pheasant. The bird is about 70 centimetres long. The male weighs up to 2380 grams and the female 2150. The adult male has multi coloured plumage throughout, while the female, as in other pheasants, is more subdued in colour. Notable features in the male include a long, metallic green crest, coppery feathers on the back and neck, and a prominent white rump that is most visible when the bird is in flight. The tail feathers of the male are uniformly rufous, becoming darker towards the tips, whereas the lower tail coverts of females are white, barred with black and red.
Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus) Female ©WikiC
The female has a prominent white patch on the throat and a white strip on the tail. The first-year male and the juvenile resemble the female, but the first-year male is larger and the juvenile is less distinctly marked.
Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus) ©Arthur Grosset
The Himalayan monal’s native range extends from Afghanistan and Pakistan through the Himalayas in India, Nepal, southern Tibet, and Bhutan.[1] In Pakistan, it is most common in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and has also been recorded in Kaghan, Palas Valley, and Azad Kashmir.[3] It lives in upper temperate oak-conifer forests interspersed with open grassy slopes, cliffs and alpine meadows between 2400 and 4500 meters, where it is most common between 2700 and 3700 meters. It descends to 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in the winter. It tolerates snow and digs through it to obtain plant roots and invertebrate prey.
GALLIFORMES – Fowl, Quail, Guans, Currasows, Megapodes
Phasianidae – Pheasants & Allies
GALLIFORMES – Fowl, Quail, Guans, Currasows, Megapodes
Artistic Birds From Their Creator I – Introduction
Artistic Birds From Their Creator II – Frigatebirds
Artistic Birds From Their Creator III – Galliformes Order Intro
Artistic Birds From Their Creator IV – Monal
Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) WikiC
As mentioned, these “Artistic Birds” will be presented in “sort of” the Taxonomic Order. The first few orders do not have any particularly “artistic” birds. They were mostly created to blend in with their environment. Most likely for protection. These first Orders are:
But when we arrive at the Galliformes Order, the Creator’s Artistically Colorful Hand appears on many of these birds. There are five families in this Order.
[Clicking on these links have many photos of those in the families. Scientific and English links are identical.]
Megapodiidae ~~~ (English) – Megapodes – Not very colorful
(Scientific) –Cracidae ~~~ (English) – Chachalacas, Curassows & Guans – This group has fancy “hairdos” and throat pouches
Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata) Female ©WikiC
Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata) ©BirdPhotos
(Scientific) – Numididae ~~~ (English) – Guineafowl – Crested Guineafowl is the only one of note.
Crested Guineafowl (Guttera pucherani) ©WikiC
(Scientific) – Odontophoridae ~~~ (English) – New World Quail – Quails have artistic markings that help them blend in for protection. My favorite that shows an Artistic design is the Gambel’s Quail with this “painted” lines and that fancy feather.
Gambel’s Quail (Callipepla gambelii) ©WikiC
(Scientific) – Phasianidae ~~~ (English) – Pheasants, Fowl & Allies – This family is loaded with Artistic Birds, so, today here is just one of the beauties. More posts will present more of the Lord’s Hand at work in the design of these birds. What a Creator!
Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) Male ©© NotMicroButSoft
It is native to forests in mountainous areas of western China, but feral populations have been established in the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, the Falkland Islands, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.[3] In England they may be found in East Anglia in the dense forest landscape of the Breckland as well as Tresco on the Isles of Scilly.
Golden Pheasant Magnolia Plantation by Lee Charleston 2014
The adult male is 90–105 cm (35–41 in) in length, its tail accounting for two-thirds of the total length. It is unmistakable with its golden crest and rump and bright red body. The deep orange “cape” can be spread in display, appearing as an alternating black and orange fan that covers all of the face except its bright yellow eye with a pinpoint black pupil.
Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) ©WikiC
“to design artistic works, to work in gold and silver and bronze, in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work in all manner of artistic workmanship.” (Exodus 35:32-33 NKJV) [These were workers that were given special gifts to work on the tabernacle. Wonder if any of them had seen “artistic birds” to help them visualize what their works?]
Click this link to see a full photo of this bird. When it comes up, click it again. Wow!
GALLIFORMES – Fowl, Quail, Guans, Currasows, Megapodes
Artistic Birds From Their Creator I – Introduction
Artistic Birds From Their Creator II – Frigatebirds
Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) by Nikhil Devasar
Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich? (Job 39:13)
Before we leave the Phasianidae Family, there is a bird that is very familiar to many that shows God’s Creative and Artistic Hand at work. We always enjoy watching them. The Peacock/Peafowl is also listed as a Bird of the Bible. [Due to a very busy schedule, this is from the other blog.]
Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) at Cincinnati Zoo by Lee
Peafowl is a common name for three species of birds in the genera Pavo and Afropavo of the Phasianidae family, the pheasants and their allies. Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female peafowl as peahens.] The two Asiatic species are the blue or Indian peafowl originally of the Indian subcontinent, and the green peafowl of Southeast Asia; the one African species is the Congo peafowl, native only to the Congo Basin. Male peafowl are known for their piercing calls and their extravagant plumage. The latter is especially prominent in the Asiatic species, which have an eye-spotted “tail” or “train” of covert feathers, which they display as part of a courtship ritual.
Malayan Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron malacense) Feathers ©WikiC
“For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.” (1 Kings 10:22 KJV)
Peacock at Magnolia Plantation by Dan
Peacock Feather by Lee
“For the king’s ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.” (2 Chronicles 9:21 KJV)
White Peacock
White and Regular Peacocks from email
White Peacock from email
Wow! What another beautiful artistic Avian Wonder from our Lord.
Artistic Work In Birds – Introduction
Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) Male ©WikiC
Bezalel was given much wisdom and understanding to help in the construction of the Tabernacle. He then was given the ability to train others to help. They were given abilities to help do the work also. Today, as Christians, we each are given talents and gifts to help in building the Church. Are we using those abilities?
“and He has filled him [Bezalel] with the Spirit of God, in wisdom and understanding, in knowledge and all manner of workmanship, to design artistic works, to work in gold and silver and bronze, in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work in all manner of artistic workmanship. “And He has put in his heart the ability to teach, in him and Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. He has filled them with skill to do all manner of work of the engraver and the designer and the tapestry maker, in blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine linen, and of the weaver—those who do every work and those who design artistic works.” (Exodus 35:31-35 NKJV)
When the Lord created the birds, He especially used His Ultimate Creative Ability. As mentioned in the Introduction to this new series, Artistic Work In Birds, we will looking for those birds which seem to have been painted/designed with great markings and other characteristics.
Frigatebirds
Frigatebirds (also listed as “frigate bird”, “frigate-bird”, “frigate”, “frigate-petrel”) are a family of seabirds called Fregatidae which are found across all tropical and subtropical oceans. The five extant species are classified in a single genus, Fregata. All have predominantly black plumage, long, deeply forked tails and long hooked bills. Females have white underbellies and males have a distinctive red gular pouch, which they inflate during the breeding season to attract females. Their wings are long and pointed and can span up to 2.3 metres (7.5 ft), the largest wing area to body weight ratio of any bird.
Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor palmerstoni) Female by Ian
Able to soar for weeks on wind currents, frigatebirds spend most of the day in flight hunting for food, and roost on trees or cliffs at night. Their main prey are fish and squid, caught when chased to the water surface by large predators such as tuna.
Now that is design and engineering! The Great and Magnificent Frigatebirds have a distinctive red gular pouch, and it had a few paint strokes added to make it more attractive. [I guess]
Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) Male Displaying ©WikiC
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) ©WikiC
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) ©WikiC
Starting off with a simple bird, also, will be working way through the birds sort of in Taxonomic order.
Artistic Birds From Their Creator – Introduction
MaCaw by Dan at Gatorland
[Due to hurricane Dorian and an unexpected event, we have been busy/occupied. This is going to continue for awhile. So, here is the first of a series of articles from over on the Lee’s Birdwatching Adventure’s Blog, that will also be shared here.]
While reading through the New King James Bible in Exodus, the word “Artistic” works and “Artist” designs appears thirteen times. In the King James Version, this word is translated “Cunning” or “Curious.” Other versions; NASB uses “skillful”and “inventive”; the ESV uses “skillfully or skilled” “artistic”; the AMP uses “skillfully or skilled” and “artistic designs.”
The verses are all referring to preparing the tabernacle. Many people gave supplies that were needed, but God gave those that were actually putting it together, special wisdom and gifts/talent to accomplish the different task.
“And God has put in Bezalel’s heart that he may teach, both he and Aholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. He has filled them with wisdom of heart and ability to do all manner of craftsmanship, of the engraver, of the skillful workman, of the embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet [stuff] and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of those who do or design any skilled work.” (Exodus 35:34-35 AMP)
As I read these passages:
Exodus 28:25, 31:4, 35:32, 35:33, 35:35, 36:8, 36:35, 39:3, 39:8, 39:27,
the birds and their fantastic designs came to mind. How many birds that I have seen personally, or photos of that look like they were artistically designed? Many of them fascinate me. It looks like the Lord, in His Creation of these avian wonders, used a paintbrush as the colors and designs were added to the birds. I am sure a few also come to your memory also.
My first thought was of the Blue Jays that come to our yard frequently.
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) by Daves BirdingPix
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) ©Flickr Stan Lupo
That is just a start. I would consider the Blue Jay “artistically designed. Wouldn’t You? How about that MaCaw?
Stay Tuned as a search through the Birds of the World seeks to see “Artistically” designed birds.
Mountain Wheatear (Myrmecocichla monticola) ©WikiC
“I know all the birds of the mountains, And the wild beasts of the field are Mine.” (Psalm 50:11) NKJV
Hooded Mountain Tanager (Buthraupis montana) ©BirdPhotos.com
Mountain Blackeye (Chlorocharis emiliae) ©WikiC
Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) ©Elaine R Wilson WikiC
Mountain Bamboo Partridge (Bambusicola fytchii) by Lee Zoo Miami
Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pictus) ©WikiC
Rufous-bellied Mountain Saltator (Saltator rufiventris)©Flickr Ron Knight
Tucuman Mountain Finch (Compsospiza baeri) ©Flickr Ron Knight
Blue-winged Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus) ©Flickr Lip Kee Yap
Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus igniventris) ©Flickr Joao Quental
Mountain Tailorbird (Phyllergates cucullatus) by© Wiki
Mountain Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium gnoma) ©WikiC
Mountain Caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) ©WikiC
Mountain Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula badia) by Ian
Green-crowned Brilliant and Purple-throated Mountain-Gem by Ray
Mountain Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus nipalensis) by Peter Ericsson
Mountain Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus) by Nikhil Devasar
Brandt’s Mountain Finch (Leucosticte brandti) by Nikhil
White-throated Mountaingem (Lampornis castaneoventris) by Ian
Mountain Thornbill (Acanthiza katherina) by Ian
Plate-billed Mountain Toucan (Andigena laminirostris) by Michael Woodruff
Colombian Mountain Grackle (Macroagelaius subalaris) ©WikiC
Birds of the Bible – Birds of the What??
