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Hula Valley Israel Is A Migratory Hot Spot

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And though there are plenty of places in the United States to enjoy migration (heck even right here in my state of Minnesota) I’ve been fortunate enough to take in migration in other areas. The bottom line is that migration can be enjoyed in so many places on this planet and Israel should be on your list to visit at some point.

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Birding Shanghai in September 2022

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Similar to the situation among humans, among Grey-capped Greenfinches , “high-quality individuals prefer to mate with each other” ( source ). Or maybe they are quite excited about clarifying that Muscicapa latirostris is the wrong name for this bird while Muscicapa dauurica is right.

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Birding Hluhluwe, South Africa

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On the other hand, compared to the Laughing Dove , human life is still pretty long. Please insert your own dirty joke relating to humans here. In a study in Israel, migrating Steppe Buzzard s were found to have much higher lice infestation rates than non-migratory Common Buzzards in the same region.