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. Lesser Spotted Eagle was also seen several times along with Steppe Eagle. Booted Eagl e- I had a hard time recognizing the dark morph of this one.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2020

Ruffs from Israel, the one in Costa Rica kind of looked like the top bird. Three days, three hawk-eagles. During a memorable guiding trip in June, we hit the jackpot with all three species of hawk-eagles in just a few days. These experiences, guiding, and other aspects of birding were gifts, I look forward to 2020.

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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. But I think it should be on the list of anyone that wants a knockout experience to share with non-birders.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

One of those places is the Hula Valley in northern Israel, home to the large Lake Hula which was drained in the 1950s to make way for more agricultural opportunities and prevent malaria. 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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