Dan peek on wings on eagles1/17/2024 Parental interaction with their fledgelings can last for a whole season. And I have seen young eagles, long after they have fledged, sitting on a branch calling for their parents to feed them. There is a period where the young birds learn to hunt but continue to be supported by the parents. Sometimes the parents will drop the food nearby to encourage the young birds to get it themselves. The immature birds remain near the nest for some time after they can fly and are fed by the parents. Sometimes they will end up on the ground and if they are unable to fly back to the nest, will often climb as far as they can go. They will often jump from branch to branch supported by their wings, gradually increasing their confidence. When the chicks are fledged (develop their flight feathers) they typically stand on or near the nest and exercise their wings until they are strong enough to support them in the air. They often mate for life and both are involved in nest building and in raising the chicks. Raptors (eagles, hawks, vultures) are in the main quite attentive parents. This was when the chicks were quite young, and obviously while swimming. The only birds that I have personally observed carrying their young on their backs have been grebes and swans. I have always been interested in this illustration and have looked in both the ornithological literature and done some personal observation of my own. There is however very little evidence that this happens. The illustration of the eagle carrying its young to teach them to fly is often quoted in sermons and on Christian sites. How should His concern for us affect our concern for others? Based on your personal experience, what illustrations can you think of to describe God’s unselfish interest in us? Make up a few images on your own, from your own experiences draw also from whatever culture you live in. Contrast God’s interest in us with our interest in one another. Knight, Theology of Narration (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. And that, says the divine voice, is ‘how I brought you out of Egypt to myself.’” - George A. If the baby was still too young and too bewildered to fly, father-eagle would swoop down beneath it, catch it on his back, and fly up again with it to the eyrie on the crags above. In teaching its young to fly it carried them upon its back to those great heights that overlook the plains of Sinai, then it dropped them down into the depths. “The eagle was known for its unusual devotions to its young. Tender, supportive, protective, encouraging, His desire is to bring us to full maturity. In both the figures of the eagle and the parent carrying his child we sense God’s concern for our well-being. These illustrations indicate that our God is very much aware of our helplessness.
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