Thursday, March 20, 2014

It's a bird, it's a plane . . .

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Happy spring!
It is migration season again for millions of birds on the Africa-Israel-Europe route.
The Hula Valley in northern Israel, pictured above (March 2012), is a favorite resting place.

A few days ago a bird collided with the engine of an El-Al jet headed for Tel Aviv.
The plane had to return to Berlin and make an emergency landing.
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See more at my post Revitalization of a drained swamp--the Hula.
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Linking to Sky Watch Friday.
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21 comments:

  1. What a lot of birds in one place.

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  2. What a love photography welcoming Spring ~ for SWF ~ MA, USA is still a bit cold ~ Happy Weekend to you,

    xxx
    artmusedog and carol
    (a creative harbor)

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  3. The birds stand out nicely against that brooding sky, Dina.

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  4. Inspiring life! L'Chaim



    ALOHA from Honolulu
    Comfort Spiral

    =^..^= <3


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  5. Nice rainy sky here. Also the birds are nice in front. Thanks for showing.

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  6. I guess that if the plane went back to Berlin the collision happened not far from that airport.

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  7. What pretty landscape! Yes, that does happen quite a bit. The planes get in the way of the birds' journeys!

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  8. These birds have always amazed me. Have you seen the movie "le peuple migrateur"?

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  9. Beautiful dark sky with the green. I really enjoy looking at your blog. It must feel like living in a museum with such rich history.

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  10. Love those lowering clouds above the birds. Glad the jet's pilot was able to safely land the struck plane! My WW

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  11. what beautiful color contrasts in this photo Dina… shabbat shalom.

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  12. I have yet to see something like this. Must be amazing.

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  13. VP, yes, I'm sure you are right.
    None of the media said exactly where the accident happened, but it must have been closer to Berlin than to Tel Aviv.

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  14. I don't 'fly' that high, so no problem for me. hehehehehe!

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  15. Ciel, I don't know this movie. Thanks! I'll look for it.

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  16. The film Ciel recommends is also known as Winged Migration in English- it was released with multiple language narration tracks. I've got it, and it's breathtaking.

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  17. Dramatically beautiful picture!

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  18. You will see vast swarms at the moment, lucky you!

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  19. Very beautiful and how special to see them all together-love the contrast of the green with the birds and sky

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  20. This is wonderful! I've never seen so many cranes(?) together.

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  21. Love this photo Dina, the colors, the ominous sky, everything about it is really nice. Hope you got some rain.

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