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Highs and Lows from the Champions of the Flyway Bird Race in Eilat, Israel

10,000 Birds

Looking like a blend of pigeon, grouse, and feathered marble cake, this fast flying species zips to the edge of a small sewage treatment pond in Eilat right at dusk pretty much every night. This year’s recipient was the Hellenic Ornithological Society (HOS) in Greece.