Thursday, March 10, 2016

The great migration, overhead!

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Hearing the distinctive muffled distant bird-noise, I ran out of the house.
There they were--so many birds, stretched out in long lines!
The lens wasn't even wide enough to catch them all.
This happened on both Tuesday and Wednesday, just after 4:00 pm.


--  Click the photos a few times to see the big wingspans.

Maybe they are storks? 
The formation was flying north/northeast in the direction of Hebron and Jerusalem, and then maybe to a rest stop in Israel's northern Hula Valley.

Twice a year, spring and autumn, 500 million  waterfowl, birds of prey, and song birds from 400 species fly over Israel on their great migration between Africa and Europe.
They have learned to feel safe over and in our nature-loving country. 
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(Linking to SkyWatch Friday and Camera Critters.)
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17 comments:

  1. Come Away With Me, yes, thrilling indeed! I always wonder why the birds honk or squawk as they fly. I feel they are calling "Come away with us!" I would love to join them!

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  2. I feel so blessed to see -even in pictures!

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  3. amazing to see that long, long column of birds. What a moment to capture

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  4. Wonderful pictures, how exciting to see these birds as they fly. Sometimes we get geese here, not quite that high. They make a distinct sound.

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  5. Oh my! This is something I don't see much of in Hawaii. I loved watching them in Illinois.

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  6. Wow Dina, what a sight ! Perfect timing !

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  7. Lovely photos, Dina!
    Happy weekend to you:)

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  8. Well captured Dina And thank you for sharing them with the rest of the world, I love to see nature in all of its forms.#
    Don

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  9. Wow, that's a lot! I rarely see so many!

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  10. Bird migration has always fascinated me Dina, especially when it involves small birds flying over huge expanses of ocean, how is it even possible! By the way I would have enjoyed some of your chicken soup :)

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  11. Great capture. We get flocks of seagulls, cockatoos & galahs often fly over but by the time I get my camera they're gone. I think I need to keep our Point & Shoot camera in my pocket when I'm out in the yard.

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