10,000 Birds
APRIL 2, 2016
Today, I am writing about another very birdy place and an event that I was very fortunate to have experienced, the Champions of the Flyway Bird Race in Eilat, Israel. Unlike other bird races where participants keep tight-lipped about bird species as mundane as a House Sparrow , this event gives a prize to the team that helps the most.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 16, 2016
I have been back from Eilat, Israel for more than a week but still find myself dreaming about birding in the desert. Hit the coast these days and you will see that river of birds but there won’t be as many species as Eilat, nor as many chances at vagrants, and especially, not as many raptor species.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 23, 2014
Birding in Israel? News Bird evolution Common Cuckoo Israel Nature News perching' Report your sightings to help build an eBird-like database of the country’s avifauna. Who knew there was such a thing?). Engineers are trying to mimic the mechanics of how birds perch in hopes of improving drones’ ability to land on wires.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 2, 2013
The bird in question, a Kestrel (its species wasn’t named), drew the attention of folks in Altinayva, Turkey because of the metal band upon its leg. Upon the bird’s capture, the band was found to read “24311 Tel Avivunia Israel.” News Israel kestrel Turkey'
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Bethany-on-the Jordan is literally a stone’s throw from Israel, which is why we were required to stay with the group and keep moving. I suspect that if I could have stood still for a bit, or even (gasp) wander away from the group, I could have seen many more species. Actually, Bee-eaters , as they were quite numerous at the site.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 4, 2020
There are three species of crow-like cotingas with odd hairdos known as umbrellabirds, the Bare-necked Umbrellabird is the one that lives in Costa Rica. Ruffs from Israel, the one in Costa Rica kind of looked like the top bird. These are some of mine: The umbrellabird. Bird counts. Three days, three hawk-eagles.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 16, 2016
And so South Africa’s fifth largest park came to be (it’s worth remembering that its largest park, Kruger, is the size of Israel) on marginal land that no one in particular could do much with. And lo, it was good. I stumbled on Madikwe completely by accident. Springbok were one of my targets, and I got them! Or Cheetahs.
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