Tag: Israel

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A Comparison of Birding in Costa Rica and Eilat, Israel

April 16, 2016 by Patrick O'Donnell 1 Comment

I have been back from Eilat, Israel for more than a week but still find myself dreaming about birding in the desert. As I...

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

April 2, 2016 by Patrick O'Donnell 8 Comments

For those who happen to be faithful followers of posts about birding in Costa Rica, no, you haven’t accidentally browsed to the wrong place....

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Champions of the Flyway – the Dakar Rally of Birding

April 4, 2015 by James 1 Comment

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...

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This Week in Bird(ing) News: Science, Citizen Science, and Citizen Savagery

June 23, 2014 by Meredith Mann No Comments

Birding in Israel? Report your sightings to help build an eBird-like database of the country’s avifauna. New studies find that: when birds migrate from...

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Secret Agent … Bird?

August 2, 2013 by Meredith Mann 2 Comments

This Kestrel may have been carrying bugs, but an X-ray showed they were not of the surveillance type. (Image from DHA/Dogan News Agency) ...

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Hula Valley Israel Is A Migratory Hot Spot

September 5, 2012 by Birdchick 5 Comments

I am a migration junky. I love it. No matter how many times I see certain species, I’m happy to see them again when...

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Birds in the Mossad?

May 22, 2012 by Mike No Comments

Last year, vigilant Saudi Arabian officials detained an Israeli spy vulture yet apparently failed to foil the “Zionist espionage plot.” How else to explain the highly...

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