This is my stick, there are none like it
A Glossy Ibis ( Plegadis falcinellus / מגלן חום ) collecting sticks for the family nest - and what a stick it's found!
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A Night Heron... In the Day
A Black-Crowned Night Heron ( Nycticorax nycticorax אנפת לילה) hanging out in Ramat Gan's National Park.
Hoopoe Celebrating as Hoopoes Do
In honor of Israel's 78th Independence day celebration which took place this week, here's my annual picture of the national bird - the Hoopoe ( Upupa epops דוכיפת) - celebrating as Israelis do, by having a big meal in a park! Granted, the Hoopoe has not lit a fire to have a braii or barbecue as is traditional, but it's doing the best it can. As part of the 2008 celebration of Israel's 60th anniversary, president Shimon Peres announced the results of a national poll where the Hoopoe was voted "National Bird". How long ago that seems!
Ghostly Cranes in dawn's early light.
The muted light of early dawn required a 1/4-second exposure to reveal the birds and their reflections. As an added benefit, the longer exposure lent the birds in flight a haunting, ghostlike presence.
Black Kites on parade in an olive grove.
I've been posting weekly pictures of birds for a few years now, but this is the first one I'm posting to my site.