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Wednesday’s When I Consider! – Survivability of the Ark | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
"Evidence From The Worldwide Flood" "How could the Ark have survived a year-long water catastrophe without sinking? The study of hydrodynamics (the branch of physics having to do with the motion and action of water) has demonstrated that a giant boxlike vessel the size and shape described in the Bible would be almost unsinkable. Even…
Lee’s Three-Word Wednesday – Under His Wings | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
*** Under His Wings *** He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler. (Psalms 91:4 NKJV) Baby Chick Peeping Out From Under His Mom's Wing - ©© (This is a repost of Three Word Wednesday -1/27/16) * Sandra's New…
Lee’s One-Word Monday – Sing! | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
*** Sing! *** Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day. (Psalms 96:2 KJV) Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) by Robert Scanlon * Sandra's New Kooky Challenge This is a repost of Lee's One-Word Monday - 1/25/16 *
Lee’s Two-Word Tuesday – Birds Fly | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
*** Birds Fly *** Then God said, "Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens." (Genesis 1:20 NKJV) American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) by Lee at Circle B Bar Reserve (This is a repost of Two…
Sunday Inspiration – Frigatebirds, Gannets and the Booby II | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
"He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber." (Psalms 121:3 KJV) We are introducing you to the Suliformes Order which has four families. The first two families are fairly small, so we will cover them today. The Frigatebirds belong to the Fregatidae Family and only have one genus,…
Quail Chicks Drinking on a Hot Day | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
Gambel's Quail Chicks Drinking on a Hot Day - by James J. S. Johnson, or Dr. Jim, as I call him. He has just returned from an excursion through the Grand Canyon, and after he gets caught up, I'm sure he will tell us about that adventure. In the meantime, he has asked that I…
Lee’s Two Word Tuesday – Cabot’s Tragopan | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
*** OUTWARD APPEARANCE *** "But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart." (1 Samuel 16:7 KJV) Cabot's Tragopan (Tragopan…
Wednesday’s When I Consider – Sistine Chapel Ceiling and God’s Creation | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
When I Consider – Wednesdays - Sistine Chapel Ceiling and God's Creation (Sistine Chapel Ceiling and God’s Creation - Reposted and Updated) "Imagine that you are the child of the famous painter, Michelangelo. You grew up watching your father paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Each stroke of the brush revealed his love, creative…
Sunday Inspiration – Woodpeckers II | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
This is a repost of one of my favorite Sunday Inspirations. Bonnie Standifer plays an original version of "Jesus Loves Me" while these beautiful birds are displayed. All the birds of the heavens made their nests in its boughs; Under its branches all the beasts of the field brought forth their young; And in its…
Friday Friends – Dorothy (Dottie) Malcolm | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
On Fridays, we would like to "re-introduce" you to some of our Guest Writers who have blessed us with many interesting articles over the years. My friend Dorothy Malcolm, or Dottie, as we all call her at church, has written several posts about birds. She loved to watch them in her yard and on her…
Lee’s Four-Word Thursday – 9/5/2024 | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
*** HEAVENLY FATHER FEEDS THEM *** Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? (Matthew 6:26 NKJV) * (Repost of article from January 28, 2016, with updated photo) Sandra's New Kooky Challenge *
When I Consider – Wednesdays – Intro | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
When I Consider - Wednesdays will be reposts/updates to a series of articles that were posted back in the early days of this blog. A Closer Look at the Evidence by Richard & Tina Kleiss is a devotional book that has bite size information about incredible evidence about creation. Here is a part of the…
It’s A Wrap – New Jerusalem’s Twelve Foundation Stones II | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
It's A Wrap - New Jerusalem's Twelve Foundation Stones II. “10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, 18 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto…
Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds II – Correct Order | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
(This is a repost of Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds. The series originally appeared in 2019. (With a little dusting and updating they were all reposted. Tomorrow. Lord willing, we will wrap this series up. Stay tuned.) Here are the links to the new posts of the New Jerusalem and Birds II in the order…
Sunday Inspiration – Flamingos and Tropicbirds II | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
Sunday Inspiration – Flamingos and Tropicbirds was posted in 2017. This is a repost. "But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:" (Romans 16:26 KJV) As we continue through the taxonomic order of birds,…
Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Amethyst II | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
(This is a repost of Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Amethyst. The series originally appeared in 2019. With a little dusting and updating they will all be reposted in the coming days. Stay tuned.) "The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was…
Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Chrysoprase II | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
(This is a repost of Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Sardius. The series originally appeared in 2019. (With a little dusting and updating they will all be reposted in the coming days. Stay tuned.) "The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was…
Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Chrysolite II | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
(This a repost of Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Chrysolite. The series originally appeared in 2019. (With a little dusting and updating they will all be reposted in the coming days. Stay tuned.) "The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was jasper,…
Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Jacinth II | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
(This a repost of Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Topaz. The series originally appeared in 2019. (With a little dusting and updating they will all be reposted in the coming days. Stay tuned.) "The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was jasper,…
Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Emerald II | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
(This a repost of Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Emerald. The series originally appeared in 2019. (With a little dusting and updating they will all be reposted in the coming days. Stay tuned.) “And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was…
Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Topaz II | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
(This a repost of Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Topaz. The series originally appeared in 2019. (With a little dusting and updating they will all be reposted in the coming days. Stay tuned.) "The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was jasper,…
Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Beryl II | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
(This a repost of Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Beryl. The series originally appeared in 2019. (With a little dusting and updating they will all be reposted in the coming days. Stay tuned.) "The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was jasper,…
Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Sardius II | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
(This a repost of Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Sardius. The series originally appeared in 2019. (With a little dusting and updating they will all be reposted in the coming days. Stay tuned.) "The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was jasper, ....…
Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Sardonyx II | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
This a repost of Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Sardonyx. The series originally appeared in 2019. (With a little dusting and updating they will all be reposted in the coming days. Stay tuned.) "The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was jasper, ....…
Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Colors II | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
[(Repost/Updated) There was/is a second blog, Birds of the Bible for Kids". Many of these articles were shared over there, but I didn't usually bring those over here. Why? Because it was "supposed" to be for kids and younger people. Because of time restraints or whatever reason, many times the articles do not get re-written…
Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Chalcedony II | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
This a repost of Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Chalcedony. The series originally appeared in 2019. (With a little dusting and updating they will all be reposted in the coming days. Stay tuned.) “And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper;…
Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Sapphire II | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
This a repost of Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Sapphire. This series originally posted in 2019. (With a little dusting and updating they will all be reposted in the coming days. Stay tuned.) “And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was…
Birds of Grand Canyon, Part 1: Introduction | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
Dr. James J. S. Johnson Birds of Grand Canyon, Part 1: Introduction Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder? To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is, on the wilderness, wherein there is no man? To satisfy the desolate and…
Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Jasper II | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
This a repost of Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds - Jasper. This series originally posted in 2019. (With a little dusting and updating they will all be reposted in the coming days. Stay tuned.) "And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was…
Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Introduction II | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
This a repost of Introduction to the Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds. This series originally posted in 2019. (With a little dusting and updating they will all be reposted in the coming days. Stay tuned.) I am currently attending a ladies Bible study class on Heaven. It is very interesting, and of course, when the…
Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Foundation Stones II | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
This is a repost of the original on (February 22, 2019) "O LORD, our Lord, How majestic is Your name in all the earth!" (Psalms 8:9 NASB) Before matching the bird's colors to the Foundation Stones, here are some facts and photos to help us understand the colors of the twelve foundations, if that is…
Looking Back and Looking Ahead | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
" O LORD, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth, Who have set Your glory above the heavens! Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have ordained strength, Because of Your enemies, That You may silence the enemy and the avenger. When I consider Your heavens, the work…
Merlin, the Squealing-Laughter Falcon of Saskatchewan | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
Merlin, the Squealing-Laughter Falcon of Saskatchewan Dr. James J. S. Johnson MERLIN perching (Animalia-life.club photo credit) These things be of (the) fowls which ye shall not eat, and shall be eschewed of you (and shall be shunned by you); an eagle, and a gripe [i.e., gryphon], [and] an aliet [or “merlyon”, as in some early…
Seagull Recovery: A Time to Laugh | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
Dr. James J. S. Johnson LAUGHING GULL at tidewater shore, Virgin Islands (Wikipedia image) To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under the heaven … a time to weep and a time to laugh.... (Ecclesiastes 3:1 & 3:4a) When you think about seagull conservation, you might feel like laughing. Years…
What’s Its Name? – “cristatus” | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
"And Haman answered the king, "For the man whom the king delights to honor, let a royal robe be brought which the king has worn, and a horse on which the king has ridden, which has a royal crest placed on its head." (Esther 6:7-8 NKJV) There are various Latin/scientific names for the "Crested" birds.…
What’s Its Name – “elegans” | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
In this post let's investigate the name of "elegans." Before I reveal what that means, let's look at a few birds with "elegans" in its Scientific/Latin name. That's enough to give a view of some of the "elegans." Just looking at the variety, I have no clue as to what "elegans" means. :) This photo…
Happy Mother’s Day! | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
Happy Mother's Day! I wonder if all the Bird Mother's have a special Day? Thought I would see what photos from the past have mom's and youngsters. Let's See!! Well, I think you get the idea. Mother's can be very busy at times. Enjoy your day! "HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER," which is the first…
What’s It’s Name? – “Coronata” | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
"For You meet him with the blessings of goodness; You set a crown of pure gold upon his head." (Psalms 21:3 NKJV) Coronata is our Scientific/Latin word today. When I saw this name for birds, without looking up the word, I thought it had to have something to with a coronation, a king, or maybe…
What’s His Name? – “Varius” | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
As we start the new series about the bird's Scientific/Latin names, a verse came to mind about His name. Of course, that is referring to God, but I like the "What is His name" part. So, for now (unless some suggest a different one) that will be the name of these articles. "Who has ascended…
The IOC World Bird List 14.1 | Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus
The IOC World Bird List 14.1 contains 11032 extant species (and 162 extinct species) classified in 44 Orders, 253 Families and 2,384 Genera. The list also includes 19,802 subspecies, their ranges and authors. SPECIES ADDED: 39 extant species SPECIES DELETED: 6 species ENGLISH NAMES: 33 species TAXONOMY: …