Sunday, October 4, 2015
Saturday, October 3, 2015
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Winter Wren
According to ancient Celtic lore, the wren was considered to be the "King of Birds" and believed to have prophetic abilities. Supposedly, one could learn about the future by attentively listening to the wren's song. Wrens were called the MAGUS AVIUM which means "magic bird." However...
...for many years this precious little bird was hunted and killed on December 26th of each year. Since the wren was considered to be a sacred bird by the early Druid people it was targeted by Christians as a pagan symbol. Young "christian" boys were rewarded with money for killing and parading the dead birds impaled on sticks from house to house. This is just another example of senseless cruelty created by humans in the name of religion.
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Farewell to Summer
Birds on southbound migration navigate through the night sky by using the positions of the moon and stars. How amazing is that?!?!
Monday, September 21, 2015
Red-headed Woodpecker
According to Native American bird medicine, the woodpecker stands for hope.
The Red-headed Woodpecker is considered to be a near threatened species due to habitat loss. We must all do more for them than just "hope" they survive.
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