Special delivery! (Image credit John LundGetty Images) As many of you have heard, it’s been said that Storks are known to deliver babies. I’ve seen many drawings over the years of such an event. You may have seen photos like these: Here is a link to an interesting article about this truth or myth: What’s Behind the Myth That Storks Deliver Babies? After reading through that article, you are now sure that Storks delivering babies is a myth, right? But hold on. Not so fast!! Dr. Jim (Dr. J.J.S. Johnson) sent me this RARE photo of a real delivery! “The wings of the ostrich wave proudly, But a ..read more

Song Sparrow by Ray – Stoney Creek Ontario Canada Song of Solomon 2:12 “The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.” The Bible speaks of bird calls as songs, as most of us do. However, evolutionary theory has led some scientists to say that we are merely assigning human meanings to the calls of birds. They say that the bird calls have nothing to do with real music. Ornithologists have known for some time that bird songs use the same musical scales as our music. Decades ago, it was noted that some of Beethoven’s work co ..read more

Dr. James J. S. Johnson Bar-Tailed Godwit’s Migration Sets Nonstop Mileage Marathon Record, for Aerial Flapping Flight Over the Pacific Ocean And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.  (Genesis 1:20) It seems that nonstop flying, over thousands of miles of ocean, is not limited to Boeing 747s  —  just ask an over-the-ocean-flying migratory Bar-tailed Godwit, a long-hauling tough-traveling sandpiper known to scientists as Limosa lapponica.  Tagging juvenile ..read more

Clarifying Confusion about Eagles Wings Dr. James J. S. Johnson “As an Eagle stirreth vp her nest, fluttereth ouer her yong, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:” Deuteronomy 32:11 (KJV translation, with AD1611 spellings) GOLDEN EAGLES nesting Based upon a verse in Deuteronomy, 32:11, many expect that an eagle mother, in the wild, sometimes “carries” her young eaglets “on their wings”. Yet that behavior is not observed, in the wild (or in captivity), so Bible skeptics allege this discrepancy as a so-called Bible “error”—but is this a straw-man accusation, based ..read more

In July I went on an overland bird-watching trip organised by a friend of mine in Melbourne. The main goal was finding arid country birds for two English birders. I tagged along to take some photos. We met up in Melbourne. Then we drove through Western Victoria to the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, along the Birdsville Track and through Western Queensland to Mt Isa. I flew home from there, while the others continued to the Gulf of Carpentaria and finally to Cairns, so that the English pair could fly back to London. Australia has four species of bird called “Painted”, and we saw three of th ..read more

Even Chickens Get Curious Dr. James J. S. Johnson Have you been surveilled lately? Is someone watching how you live? In particular, are any chickens checking up on you, as they look through a window of your house, to see what’s going on inside? JJSJ (Glen Eyrie, A.D.2021), speaking on God’s creation — notice my red crab necktie As part of a Bible study at Glen Eyrie, Colorado (during September A.D.2021, led by creationists Dr. Jobe Martin & David Rives), our group reviewed various Bible passages, including one Scripture from the 1st chapter of the apostle Peter’s first epistle: Of which s ..read more

Some Feathered Diggers The Bank Swallow, the Kingfisher and the Sparrow Hawk. The Burgess Bird Book For Children Chapter 22 * CHAPTER XXII. Some Feathered Diggers. Peter Rabbit scampered along down one bank of the Laughing Brook, eagerly watching for a high, gravelly bank such as Grandfather Frog had said that Rattles the Kingfisher likes to make his home in. If Peter had stopped to do a little thinking, he would have known that he was simply wasting time. You see, the Laughing Brook was flowing through the Green Meadows, so of course there would be no high, gravelly bank, because the Green M ..read more

King Eagle Plunger the Osprey – Burgess Bird Book ©© A Fisherman Robbed The Osprey and the Bald-headed Eagle. The Burgess Bird Book For Children * https://leesbirdblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/burgessbirdbook_20_burgess_64kb.mp3 Listen to the story read. CHAPTER 20. A Fisherman Robbed. Just out of curiosity, and because he possesses what is called the wandering foot, which means that he delights to roam about, Peter Rabbit had run over to the bank of the Big River. There were plenty of bushes, clumps of tall grass, weeds and tangles of vines along the bank of the Big River, so that Peter ..read more

Dr. James J. S. Johnson O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! Matthew 23:37 protective mother hen with chicks [International English Bible photo credit] The Lord Jesus Christ once compared Himself, as a caring refuge to those who are at risk of mortal danger, to a poultry hen who protects her baby chicks with her own body. Many might under-estimate the toughness of a mother hen, when protecting her chicks, i ..read more

Sandwich Tern Singing (calling) By Mike Bader Opps! I forgot to add the latest Sunday Inspiration’s to the menu in the last post about that menu. [Now Updated] Here is the rest of the Menu: New World Quail ~ “Man of Sorrows” – Faith Baptist Choir Pheasants and Allies I ~ “While the Ages Roll” ~ Men’s Quartet – Faith Baptist Pheasants and Allies II ~ In the Garden” ~ Flute Solo Lauren D – Orchestra Concert Pheasants and Allies III ~ “Hiding in the Shadow of the Rock” ~ Dr. Richard Gregory Pheasants and Allies IV ~ “God’s Still In Control” ~ ©Hyssongs Pheasants and Allies V ~ “H ..read more