10,000 Birds
APRIL 4, 2015
I’ve just returned from a trip to Israel and I feel like I’ve run 300 miles in a week…in the blazing sun…uphill…with no water…and carrying a one hundred pound sandbag. The playing field for the race was limited to southern Israel. And I had it easy.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 17, 2022
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. I have to admit that I also tend to feel a bit itchy after a long flight in economy class.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 3, 2017
From my poolside viewpoint I can encompass four countries: Egypt where I am and, over the sea, Israel to the far left (there’s a birding mecca of Eilat), Jordan in the middle and finally the endless deserts of Saudi Arabia to the right. Ready to leave, I put my hat on… and spill all the sand collected in it onto my head.
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