This morning I joined Avner Rinot at the JBO. The JBO is located in the middle of Jerusalem right next to the knesset. The JBO is an "oasis" in the middle of the busy city, food, water, and trees to sleep in- perfect for a bird.
This morning we caught many of the JBO "specialties" (Common boring birds)- House Sparrows, Spectacled Bulbuls, Olivaceous Warblers and the like. All this was until around 10:00, when we caught Israel's national bird- (Right next to the knesset, don't forget) the Hoopoe!
This morning we caught many of the JBO "specialties" (Common boring birds)- House Sparrows, Spectacled Bulbuls, Olivaceous Warblers and the like. All this was until around 10:00, when we caught Israel's national bird- (Right next to the knesset, don't forget) the Hoopoe!
Eurasian Hoopoe- Israel's National Bird
Apparently catching a Hoopoe is not as exciting as I thought as there was not so much excitement among the rest of the ringing team. But since I'm used to the Tzora Ringing Station where only one Hoopoe was ever caught (And I had to leave for school right before we ringed it) I was quite excited.
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