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One from earlier this year. Really a bird of Mediterranean climes, the Dartford Warbler suffers extremely from cold winters. Resident in small numbers mostly on the heathlands of southern England.

Best viewed large on black

Singing Curlew. by nondesigner59

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'Numenius arquata' the 'Curlew' singing to it's mate.

Singing (reflection below) by Robert Cowlishaw (Mertonian)

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Reflection on John 20:19-23-Pentecost

To Deacon candidates on June, 8, 2019.

Just a few weeks ago, we were installed as acolytes, the final step before we are ordained deacons. Bishop Solis was talking directly to us in his homily. He said “Please know that this ministry demands a life of holiness, so learn to develop an intimate union with Christ through prayer, special devotion, reverence and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. To carry your responsibility with zeal and fidelity, make your life worthy of service, deepen your understanding of the Holy Eucharist, and conform yourself more fully to Christ so you can walk in God’s ways. He continued to say that we “should know that the world needs authentic ministers, ministers with integrity, whom people can identify by what they say and do, not drawing attention to yourself, but by drawing attention to Christ.”

Currently, we are in a state of uncertainty about our futures as it relates to our diaconal call.

In today’s gospel reading, we are encountering some of the disciples that are also facing uncertainty. They seem to be afraid…the proof is that the doors are locked. What are they afraid of? Our reading says they were afraid of the Jews. However, I suspect their fear was multilayered.

These same disciples had been in formation with Jesus for three years. He was there shepherd. They were his special flock. They journeyed with him, listened to his teaching, and watched him heal the wounded. They recognized him as the promised messiah-the savior of the world. Throughout his ministry Jesus has been constantly with them…but he has also stated that he must go way…up to this point they witnessed the passion, the resurrection and the ascension.

Now, they are in a locked room! Yes, the future is uncertain! But then Jesus came and stood in their midst. He said “Peace be with you” Our reading then says that the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” And when he said this, he breathed on them and said to them “Receive the Holy Spirit.”

This is a big deal! We have the benefit of hind sight. We have seen what the Holy Spirit has accomplished in Salvation history…we have the visible reality of the Church. We know that the disciples, now have the faith and courage to unlock the door and go forth. As we read their stories in scriptures-we know that there has been a definite shift in their demeanor. The have received the gifts of the Holy Spirit…which gives them the necessary wisdom and strength to preach the Gospel to all the world. As we know that was dangerous in those times, and they would suffer like their Savior…and die martyrs themselves.

We too have received this Gift! Today we celebrate Pentecost!

We are part of this unfolding story and we have the same Holy Spirit with us! Christ is telling us that the Father sent him…so he is sending us. We cannot do what Bishop Solis is asking of us without awareness of how precious this Gift of the Holy Spirit is to each of us!

-rc

Singing For Revolution by Sean Batten

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It's always good to have a bit of music before a march.

Singing honeyeater by Thomas Calderbank

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Singing Serin by Steve Lane

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More residents of the Aqueduct Park in Rome, Italy.

25th-31st May 2015

Singing Bells by Ben Heine

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There was only one single pink flower in that green garden.

I took this photo during a sunny day in Braives, Belgium.

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Singing Bells

A poem by Katie Gabrielle

Singing bells,

Singing a song

That lasts a moment

But listen to its song today

For tomorrow

It's echoes will disappear

Into yesterday.

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O You Beautiful Flower

A poem by Peter S. Quinn

O you beautiful flower

Of pinkish and white

Earth blossoming shower

In spring’s new light

Ground is your embrace

With the sun radiance

Each bud is of grace

And splendor appearance

Light wind singing bell

Will swing your sprout

Like a sway carrousel

In its movement about

A dance of new spring

In meadows of green

To ground now sing

Of budding fresh scene

Rose-tinted so fine

Under blueness of sky

Your growth in sunshine

Now mounting so high

O you beautiful flower

Of pinkish and white

Earth sweetest endower

And spring’s delight

Singing along! by mercurylaser2012

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Singing Male Dipper. by Martin Jump

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Singing The Blues by Aaron Reed

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Well, this certainly isn't my best or favorite Portland blue hour shot but I did like the clouds and it had been a long time since I had a chance to photograph my favorite city so I grabbed a couple shots. I do have a favorite Portland Blue Hour shot that is a 4 shot pano that looks really nice stitched together. I have been meaning to get that one printed and framed large. Until then...this will scratch my itch for awhile at least. Don't worry Portland...I'll be home one day. :)

Singing everywhere by Nick

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If I come across a bird singing it is almost always a Song Sparrow. Not the prettiest bird but a wonderful singer.

Singing Cats by Mandy Willard

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86/366 - Music

Had to raid the prop store, which didn't have anything musical, so you'll have to use your imagination and hear those cats meowing at each other :))

Singing Honeyeater (Lichenostomus virescens) by Mick Jury

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Singing Honeyeater (Lichenostomus virescens)

Singing dolphins by Jolanda van Tuijl

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Dolfinarium Harderwijk

Singing on the telephone line by Brian Valentine

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The garden robin has been singing at full blast all day today often from the telephone line. Merged photo of 6 shots of the same robin

Singing by fs999

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PENTAX K-1 • FF Mode • 800 ISO • HD Pentax DA 560mm F5.6 ED AW

Chaffinch • Pinson des arbres • Fringilla coelebs • Poufank

Singing with fervour. by Nance Fleming

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Gord Downie, performing with "The Sadies" at the Greenbelt Harvest Picnic, 2012.

Singing Sedge by tim cooper

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Sedge Warbler

Singing at sunset by Perry D

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A Carolina Chickadee singing a song in the late afternoon sun.

singing dunes by Jaya

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near Kelso, CA in the Mojave desert

Singing Willow Warbler by Alan.J. Walkington

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Singing Grackle by Anne Ahearne

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Singing to the Benches by FotoFling Scotland

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Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh

Singing Goldcrest by Edmund Kennerley

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A goldcrest singing in a hedgerow bordering the bridleway which is part of the Cotswold Way at the summit of Ham Hill in Gloucestershire

Singing Skylark Alauda arvensis by pete beard

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Dunnock singing by Tim Melling

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The Victorian ornithologist and clergyman Rev F O Morris once used the Dunnock to preach to his congregation as an example of how to behave. "Unobtrusive, quiet and retiring, without being shy, humble and homely in its deportment and habits, sober and unpretending in its dress, while neat and graceful, the dunnock exhibits a pattern which many of a higher grade might imitate, with advantage to themselves and benefit to others through an improved example.” But when Dunnocks were studied more closely it was found that they have the most bizarre sex lives often with one female pairing with two or more males. The female dupes each male into thinking he is the father so each will provide for them, so she gets two or more helpers at the nest. But she has to do this sneakily for if one male sees her mating with another male, he may desert to find another partner. The second male pecks at the female's cloaca to remove sperm from the previous male to maximise his chances of fathering the brood. Dunnocks also mate more frequently than most birds as they compete with other males for paternity. To maximise their chances their testes weigh 64% more than most birds of similar size, and their sperm reserves are about a thousand times greater. If only Rev Morris had watched Dunnocks a little more closely.

Dunnocks are sometimes known as Hedge Sparrows but are unrelated to sparrows. They are members of a small family of birds that occur largely in Asia called Accentors (from the Latin cantare, to sing). The only other regular European family member is the Alpine Accentor. Its scientific name is Prunella modularis. Prunella is a Latinised version of the German word for Dunnock "braunelle" which means little brown thing (now usually Heckenbraunelle; Hedge little brown thing). Modularis comes from modulus which means melody, referring to its beautiful song. It is a common breeding bird in Britain with over 2 million pairs though it is amber-listed because of a 25-50% population decline. I photographed this singing Dunnock last week during my exercise cycle near Holmfirth, West Yorkshire though they have been singing in my garden too.

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