10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
Do try and get it right) is found from the Canary Islands to India; in the Middle East it is found in oases and dry barely vegetated wadis like the one I saw them in, in the drier areas of Syria, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, UAE and Iran. Sparrows are from the family Passeridae. A whole bunch coming for a drink.
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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