Animals and Plants Outside of Jerusalem

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Common Cranes in the Hula Valley, December, 2004

These are Common Cranes, or Grus grus, עגור אפור, from a Jerusalem Bird Observatory trip to the Hula Valley in December, 2004. The snow-capped mountain in the background is Mount Hermon.

Cranes in the Hula, 12/2004
Cranes in the Hula, 12/2004
Cranes in the Hula, 12/2004
Cranes in the Hula, 12/2004
Cranes in the Hula, 12/2004
Cranes in the Hula, 12/2004
Cranes in the Hula, 12/2004

The Golan, April, 2005

In April, 2005, Shoshi, Shuli and I went to the Golan. The stork is a White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) חסידה לבנה seen nesting at Moshav Nov. Too bad I had no telescope or I could have taken better pictures!
White Stork on Its Nest

Jeff Finger