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Memorial Day Tribute To My Father

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Harry Otto Boles, 1894-1947,

Died as a result of injuries in WWI

Memorial Day is a solemn day of remembrance for everyone who has died serving in the American armed forces. The holiday, originally known as Decoration Day, started after the Civil War to honor the Union and Confederate dead.

I was originally thinking about showing some of those in my family who have served in the military, but after re-reading the true purpose of Memorial Day, I’ll save that for Veteran Day

I would like to honor my father, Harry Otto Boles. He fought in World War I, went to France, and was in the trenches that the enemy used Mustard Gas on. He suffered for many years from that incident. Then at 53 years of age, he died from stomach related problems because of having been gassed. Here are copies of his transportation over to France and then his departure for home…..

via Honoring Those Who Have Served Our Country

“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God is giving you.” (Exodus 20:12 NKJV)

From Lee’s Ancestry Adventures

Birds and Mother’s Day

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Today is Mother’s Day here in America. I wonder if the beautiful, hard-working avian mother’s have a special day. Maybe, it is the day the little one fledge and finally have “Flown The Coop.”

Seriously, I would like to wish all of my readers a Happy Mother’s Day with this little tribute.

Also, Make Sure You Wish Your Mother A Happy Mother’s Day.

First, the Momma bird lays her eggs:

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) Eggs ©WikiC
Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) Eggs ©WikiC
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) eggs ©WikiC
Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles) eggs ©WikiC
Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) Eggs ©©CC
Blacksmith Lapwing (Vanellus armatus) Eggs ©WikiC
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Eggs CCFlickr
Ostrich Egg WikiC

“Let your father and your mother be glad, And let her who bore you rejoice.” (Proverbs 23:25 NKJV)

Second, momma has to sit on the eggs for awhile:

Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) Female on nest ©WikiC
Great Egret on Nest at Gatorland
Great Egret on Nest at Gatorland
Mute Swan on Nest at Lake Morton
Great Egret on Nest at Gatorland
Osprey nest

“For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.” (Matthew 12:50 NKJV)

Third, the little ones start to appear:

Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) chick-egg nest ©USFWS
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) in nest ready to eat WikiC
Great Egret at Nest with Chick at Gatorland cropped more
Merlin (Falco columbarius) chick in nest ©USFWS
Smoky-Cades Cove – Swallows in nest by Lee
Great Egret at Nest with Chick at Gatorland cropped
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) young on her wing©USFWS
Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) w young by Nikhil Devasar
Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius) with young by Ian at Birdway
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) young Viera Wetlands by Lee
Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) with Young ©WikiC
Common Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) with newly hatched young ©WikiC
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) with young ©WikiC
Baby Moorhen No Feathers on Wing at Lake Hollingsworth Cropped by Lee
Young Moorhen at Viera Wetlands

“Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.” (Matthew 19:19 KJV)

Fourth, those little birds get hungry:

American Robin (Turdus migratorius) with young in nest
Grey Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) Feeding at Nest WikiC
Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus) Nest ©WikiC
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) in nest ready to eat WikiC
Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) at Nest by Anthony747
Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) at nest ©L Walkinshaw
Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus) Feedingby Nikhil Devasar
Oh, My, The feeder is down.
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)with youngsters by Raymond Barlow
Family Circle – Taking Orders
Sandhill Cranes in Sideyard 5-1-15 by Lee
Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) ©WikiC

“Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)” (Ephesians 6:2 KJV)

Fifth, they mature (juveniles) and eventually Fly The Coop:

Galapagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) ©WikiC Juvenile
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Juvenile ©WikiC
Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) juvenile by Quy Tran
A juvenile Little Blue Heron fluffs its feathers! ©WikiC
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) by Margaret Sloan Juvenile
Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja) Juvenile by Lee at Zoo Miami 2014
Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja) Juvenile by Lee at Zoo Miami 2014
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) Juvenile at Cincinnati Zoo by Lee
Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) w young by Nikhil Devasar
Penguin with young of feet
Little Cormorant (Microcarbo niger) Youngby Nikhil Devasar
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) with youngsters by Raymond Barlow
Common Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) with newly hatched young ©WikiC
Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius) with young by Ian at Birdway
Sandhill Cranes with Youngsters 4-26-16
Young Moorhen at Viera Wetlands
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) young Viera Wetlands by Lee
Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) with Young ©WikiC
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) Juvenile by Lee at Honeymoon Is SP
Double-crested Cormorant by Angie at beach 2
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) by Lee at Honeymoon Is SP
Osprey nest
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) Flying ©WikiC
Black-breasted Buzzard (Hamirostra melanosternon) juvenile by Ian

Avian mother’s are finished with that batch. Unlike human mothers whose work has just begun, and will continue through every stage of their children’s lives, even into their grandchildren’s lives.

Happy Mother’s Day!!

“Listen to your father who begot you, And do not despise your mother when she is old.” (Proverbs 23:22 NKJV)

“A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.” (Proverbs 15:20 NKJV)