Birds, what do you know abou them? Did you know that the horror movie, Birds, was based on actual events? Birds are one of those amazing parts of creation that are both cute, amazing and curious. When I was a little girl I owned a parakeet that I named, “Baby Boy Blue”. He was a boy and had blue and green feathers. I was taught that some species of birds, especially exotic birds, have a blue band across their beak to show they are a boy. Every day birds have another way of showing their gender. Girl birds are less colorful while their male counterparts are made of vibrant colors. Birds like Peacocks have both the blue on the beak as well as vibrant coloration for the male birds. They get all the luck! However, female birds are beautiful in their own right!
Geese are hard to tell the difference. The Canadian geese all look alike, but if you look at them a little harder you will notice that some of them have really long necks and some have short ones. The ones with long necks are the males and the ones with the short necks are the females.
God created them to be so beautiful, and to remind us of how awesome He is. He thought of everything when He created birds! He knew that humans would need something to talk to, something to watch, something to feel peaceful with.
Blackbirds and Crows are some of the smartest birds in the world! Oddly, they may be loud and annoying, but, they are simply saying, “Hello”, “good morning”, and “have a good day”. They might even be warning you about something nearby or a feeling they have to warn you about something bad. These birds also have the longest memory. My husband and I often say “good morning” to the birds and each day they come and sit around our house just to talk to us and listen to us talk to them. If we don’t say anything at the house they follow us to my work, or wherever we go till we say something to them. They are super smart birds!
Some countries refer to them as Colly birds or large Colly birds. In the 12 days of Christmas, the 4 Colly birds became the 4 Calling birds in the 1900 century. It makes perfect sense since the meaning is the 4 books of the New Testament that ‘calls’ out who Christ is born to be, His life, death, and resurrection.
The next time you hear a caw or see a bird, thank it for being there and wish it well with its day. You will find that it will most likely be a friend you never knew you had!