Size of a Friend

Friends come in all shapes and sizes.

Look closely at my little friend atop my back.

I provide my friend a buffet of tasty insects.

He does me the favor of removing irritating skin parasites.

I need more friends like that. 

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Bird Brain

When we call someone a bird brain, we mean that they lack intelligence.

The accuracy of that statement depends on the type of bird.

An African Gray Parrot has reasoning capability equivalent to a 4-year-old human child. 

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Our Branch

The bended knee of a bird causes tendons in its legs to tightly grasp its branch.

Could the bended knee be a key to our holding fast to our Branch?

Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness;

A King shall reign and prosper, And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.

In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely;

Now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. (Jer 23:5-6)

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Bird Bobbing

I’m unsure why, but this makes me think of the “bobbing for apples” we used to do as children.

I never could figure out the reason we did it.

We looked even sillier than these swan look. 

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Kookaburra Laugh

The kookaburra is an eastern Australian bird of the kingfisher family whose call sounds like fiendish laughter.

There’s even a fun song about that laugh. 

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree 

Merry, merry king of the bush is he.

Laugh, Kookaburra, laugh Kookaburra!

How gay your life must be. 

Ha, ha, ha, ha.

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Ugly Duckling

Danish author, Hans Christian Anderson told the story of a homely little bird born in a barnyard.

The bird suffered abuse from the others until, much to his delight (and their surprise),

he matured into a beautiful swan.

Why do we persist in judging people by their appearance instead of by how they behave? 

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Disguise in the Open

One of the things I enjoy about animal photography is seeing how animals disguise themselves.

Tawny Frogmouths roost in the open.

They disguise themselves by holding still, compacting their plumage, and closing their eye slits so they look like a broken branch. 

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Cozy Refuge

Wouldn’t you like to be able to make a cozy refuge for yourself like this one?

It’s loosely woven which allows you to see what is going on around you.

At the same time, it’s difficult for others to see you. 

bird-refuge

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Reverse Identity Crisis

My camera sees it, but my knowledge base cannot identify it.

Is it a condor, vulture, or something else?

I’m having a reverse identity crisis.

That’s when you know who you are, but are baffled by someone else’s identity. 

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