יום שני, 2 בדצמבר 2013

For millions of birds and birds watchers, Israel's Hula Valley is paradise.
The Hula Valley is one of the most important stops on any bird watcher's list, with thousands of migrant birds, of all varieties, stopping in for the winter.
Birds use this rest site to eat and prepare for their arduous journey, covering thousands of kilometers from northern Europe or North America to the southern hemisphere. Millions of birds - some say hundreds of millions - stop at the Hula for short period - some 90,000 cranes, 60,000 pelicans and 600,000 storks. Numbers of smaller birds are less exact but amount to many millions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xVeAUzM3kc
Birds of the Hula Valley - Israel - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xVeAUzM3kc

The northernmost reach of the Rift Valley, "The Hula" is one of my favorite places to bird. Scenes from this day trip in early February include Common Cranes...



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