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Recent content by rdcast

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    Birdwatching, Anyone?

    The pursuit of trying to get closer and closer to birds may be more of a feminine desire. For instance, my wife loved having Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds perch on her hand or shoulder and simply loved it when they would fight over her or even pee on he. I'm not sure if birds mark territory that...
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    Birdwatching, Anyone?

    Yes, it is amazing. Thinking about it, it's an excellent example how some animals can use psychological manipulation on other animals outside their specie. Can this behavior be explained by inherited instinct? It would seem to me, there is an awareness of predator psychology. The old bait and...
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    Birdwatching, Anyone?

    That would definitely be awesome.
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    Birdwatching, Anyone?

    For a couple of weeks now, I've watched kildeer watch over their 3 eggs in a parking lot. I'll make a short video to post here. Their eggs are due to hatch soon.
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    Birdwatching, Anyone?

    Check out the bird videos on this site. http://www.justin.tv/directory/animals/birds In the top second one, there's a video of a birdbath. It struck me how clean the water stayed even with so many birds bathing. Those little critters are clean, clean, clean!
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    Birdwatching, Anyone?

    Yes, most of us would love to be your pen-pal.
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    Birdwatching, Anyone?

    Amen Sister! And you have a wonderful history in bird husbandry.
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    Birdwatching, Anyone?

    During the time I considered this question, Long Island, NY was going through Hurricane Sandy and so I thought with the storm many birds would be misplaced from their usual haunts. And so, with this question in mind, I thought to ask a lady while in a grocery checkout line, if she had noticed...
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    Birdwatching, Anyone?

    I can see that happening. In High school, I never ever skipped a day. But I wanted to spend this one day sneaking up on a band of Glossy Ibis from inside a mobile blind I had constructed, to take pictures with a camera my father had bought me. This picture I'm showing you is from Google Images...
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    The CLUE of Christ for those "disciples" who murmured against His Words ...

    Remember, Christ used parables to confound the unbelievers or even those with willfully incomplete faith. So He destroyed doubters who were looking for cause to leave Him. I remember doing that myself 30 years ago. No, there is NO case for believing Christ was commanding His followers to...
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    The CLUE of Christ for those "disciples" who murmured against His Words ...

    John 6 is a key chapter. It's interesting there was only 12 baskets of fragments left(symbolic for sure). How many baskets did it take to feed some 5000 men? Christ became provocative with His statements concerning the eating of His flesh and the drinking of His blood to the detriment of His...
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    Birdwatching, Anyone?

    Birds of prey are awesome to observe. They seem infinitely patient.
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    Birdwatching, Anyone?

    God points to His birds as examples of faith. Even His Holy Spirit resembles a bird. Birds were used by Noah to find hope. God allowed the disquieted Israelites to fill themselves with birds. They are amazing in all that they do. With God's willingness to make a way for such delicate creatures...
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    Birdwatching, Anyone?

    rowantree, I'm not sure if I can express this, but see if you agree. Living in the moment is never so sweet as when we share it with a bird. Whether it's hot or freezing, windy or still, wet or dry, find a bird and it all becomes special, for when it sings we know it chose to share that very...