Hi ,
Last week, we looked briefly at cardinals and barn swallows. I'm fascinated at the various things birds do either every day, or at certain times of the year. Again, if they all just evolved as we're taught, then why are their habits and
actions so different, even among creatures of the same kind? Consider the ones below:
It seems to me that if all birds evolved from some reptile (or dinosaur!), then they should all look pretty much the same and act pretty much the same. Why are there so many varieties? And why does each species have different instincts and habits?
1. The one on the left is a killdeer, a type of plover. Most birds build nests and put them in places where they're relatively safe. Not the killdeer. They nest on the ground. But, the babies are literally ready to run in one day! (By far, most other baby birds take quite a while before they can leave the nest.) Once they do, the parents both know, by
instinct, to go toward a predator, or at least away from their chick/s, and flop around on the ground as though they have a broken wing. How would the killdeer even know what a broken wing is?! And, how would the parent killdeer know that a predator would think a flopping, broken-winged bird is easier to catch? Why don't all birds do that? They didn't learn this information. It's instinctive! It's design!
2. The one on the right is a cow bird. They don't bother to build nests because the female will lay her eggs in another bird's nest - one that has similarly-sized eggs. Then they're done. No work feeding the babies or worrying when they leave the nest! The host does the work! Why don't all birds do that? (And, what would happen to all birds if
they did?!) Where are their parenting capabilities? How would they even know to put their eggs in a nest another bird has made? How would they know that the host bird will take care of theirs? Furthermore, when the cow bird chicks hatch, their only example in life would be from the host parent. They would observe everything the hosts are doing to feed them and care for them. You'd think that they'd do the same thing when they grow up. But, they don't. They follow their instinct - their
design!
You can go way deeper into this subject, but these easily observable things absolutely shout "design" and creation. They create a huge problem for the evolutionist to try to explain.
