The Softness Of Feathers And The Expanse Of Wings

The last day Daniel and I were in Trinity, we visited the Puffin Habitat in Elliston, nestled at the top of the Bonavista Peninsula, which is an hour drive from Trinity.

Puffins are sometimes called "sea parrots" or "clowns of the sea".

For most of the year, Puffins live on the open ocean, but from April to mid-August they are breeding.

Puffins can dive as deep as 200 feet to hunt herring, hake, capelin and sand eels.

Puffins create burrows in rocky cliffs in the soil or between rocks where they build nests at the back with grasses, seaweed and feathers.

And just like these chicks are protected with the soft feathers of their parents, God covers us with the softness of His feathers and shelters us with the expanse of His wings.

"He will cover you with His feathers.

He will shelter you with His wings.

His faithful promises

are your armour and protection."

Psalm 91:4 (NLT)

Both the mother and father take turns incubating the eggs for 40 days. Once hatched, the chicks leave the nest after 45 days and spend 3 to 5 years at sea learning about feeding places and finding a mate for life.