‘Jacana Bird’ photo by Chris Eason CC BY 2.0. The African Jacana bird, (See photo above), is nicknamed, ‘The Elegant Lily-Trotter’ and the ‘Jesus Bird’ because it is indeed ‘elegant’ and spends most of its time walking on lily pads and floating plants which gives it the appearance of ‘walking on water’, just likeContinue reading “THE ELEGANT LILY-TROTTER!”
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THE TAILOR!
The Tailor Bird is a master craftsman! Believe it or not, it sews leaves together with its beak! (See photo above). This photo is a screen shot of a short YouTube video by the same title. I recommend that you watch it now just to quickly see how remarkable this little bird is! (See link below). P.S. He hadContinue reading “THE TAILOR!”
STUMP STABBER!
‘Giant Ichneumon Wasp’ photo by Frank Vassen CC BY 2.0. The Giant Ichneumon Wasp (See photo above), also called, ‘The Stump Stabber’ is as one website proclaimed, ‘A MOST SPECTACULAR WASP!’ One of the ‘wonders’ God has preformed that ‘cannot be fathomed!’ Quoted from Job 5:9.‘The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders; whereContinue reading “STUMP STABBER!”
GIVE THANKS!
Photo Montage created by my son Nick! God has given us life, a body to live in…with the ability to experience love, joy, peace, goodness, faith…hearing, sight, touch, smell, taste. The ability to speak, feel and remember. The ability to give and receive the love of friends and family, of dogs, cats, parakeets, parrots.Continue reading “GIVE THANKS!”
GOD LOVES YOU AND!
‘Wilson’s Bird of Paradise’ photo by J.J. Harrison CC BY-SA 4.0. There is nothing you can do about it!!! This is my pastors favorite saying. We hear it every Sunday! It is true! God uses every possible way to help you know this is true. One of my favorite ways is to see His loveContinue reading “GOD LOVES YOU AND!”
FLYING FISH??
‘Flying Fish’ photo by John Cobb on Unsplash. Sort of! I was fortunate to have the opportunity to join the Merchant Marine in the 70’s.We were sailing in the South China Sea when, much to my surprise, I saw fish flying through the air around the ship. I couldn’t believe my eyes! Actually, they were gliding in theContinue reading “FLYING FISH??”
HUMMINGBIRD!
‘Hummingbird Photo’ by Muhammed Larson PxHere. I watched hummingbirds fighting over the sugar water in our hummingbird feeder and wondered what in the world was the big deal. They were dive bombing each other at what looked like 50 miles per hour, frantic to keep others away from the feeder which has more than enough sugarContinue reading “HUMMINGBIRD!”
THE KILLDEER!
‘Killdeer Bird’ photo by Rhododendrites is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 The beautiful Killdeer Bird pictured above named itself with its shrill, piercing call that sounds like kill-dee!It is our friend because it eats bugs, especially those nasty grasshoppers, but also because it is the perfect metaphor for the following scripture:‘Greater love has no oneContinue reading “THE KILLDEER!”
GIVE THANKS!
Photo Montage created by my son Nick! God has given us life, a body to live in…with the ability to experience love, joy, peace, goodness, faith…hearing, sight, touch, smell, taste. The ability to speak, feel and remember. The ability to give and receive the love of friends and family, of dogs, cats, parakeets, parrots. He hasContinue reading “GIVE THANKS!”
WAXWING!
‘Waxwing Bird’ photo by Ilya Yuru on PxHere. This beautiful Cedar Waxwing bird pictured above has something to tell us!Don’t eat the berries!!! This is astounding! It is just as Job said! ‘Ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you.’ Job 12:7. To think that we haveContinue reading “WAXWING!”
NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR!
‘Social Weaver Bird Colony Nest’ photo by Axel Tschentscher, is licensed under CC BY 2.0. The ‘Book of Nature’ has many inspiring examples of critters living in proximity to each other for protection, care and nurturing of one another and breeding. In fact, as I think about it, most animals, birds, insects and fish live inContinue reading “NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR!”
