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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. It was pretty clear that birding organizations in Israel have done a fantastic job at promoting birding, especially among young people.

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And it offered up another taxonomic family I had longed to meet, with my first bee-eater , an Arabian Green Bee-eater. 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. Actually, Bee-eaters , as they were quite numerous at the site.

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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. A Shaft-tailed Whydah, a member of a small African family of cuckoo-finches. Purple Roller.

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Like this bird family b. Their reaction is justified – in Israel, where Ring-necked Parakeets are an invasive species, they have a significant negative effect on the breeding density of hoopoes ( source ). If you want to signal to your environment that you a. Like bad jokes and c.

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However, this makes it a bit surprising that it was also named Israel’s national bird. Family ties are important. Apparently, the Eurasian Hoopoe is listed in the Old Testament as unclean and forbidden food for Jews. And indeed, the Tel Aviv McDonald’s does not sell any Hoopoe Burgers. Ditto Grey Heron.

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One that could take close up shots when we were banding birds, get a wide view for establishing shots of habitat or just something to grab fun photos of friends and family–all while fitting easily in a jacket or pants pocket. Then came smart phones. As a matter of fact, we were on a motorcoach that had free wifi on our trip.

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