{"id":6475,"date":"2018-07-31T20:09:50","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T20:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=6475"},"modified":"2018-07-31T20:09:50","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T20:09:50","slug":"israeli-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=6475","title":{"rendered":"ISRAELI BIRDS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>While far from a birding trip per se, I did manage to snap a few photos of some birds seen along the way.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?attachment_id=6476\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6476\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6476\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/SPUR-WINGED-PLOVER.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3349\" height=\"2500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/SPUR-WINGED-PLOVER.jpg 3349w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/SPUR-WINGED-PLOVER-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/SPUR-WINGED-PLOVER-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/SPUR-WINGED-PLOVER-1024x764.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3349px) 100vw, 3349px\" \/><\/a><strong>SPUR-WINGED PLOVER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>This handsome fellow with the glaring red eye was snapped on the shores of the Sea of Galilee.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?attachment_id=6477\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6477\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6477\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/LAUGHGING-DOVE.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3291\" height=\"2500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/LAUGHGING-DOVE.jpg 3291w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/LAUGHGING-DOVE-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/LAUGHGING-DOVE-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/LAUGHGING-DOVE-1024x778.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3291px) 100vw, 3291px\" \/><\/a><strong>LAUGHING DOVE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photographed at Tiberias.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?attachment_id=6478\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6478\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6478\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/TRISTAMS-STARLING.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2601\" height=\"2500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/TRISTAMS-STARLING.jpg 2601w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/TRISTAMS-STARLING-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/TRISTAMS-STARLING-768x738.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/TRISTAMS-STARLING-1024x984.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2601px) 100vw, 2601px\" \/><\/a><strong>TRISTAM&#8217;S STARLING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A specialty of the desert area around the ancient hill fort of Masada.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?attachment_id=6479\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6479\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6479\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/HOODED-CROW.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2848\" height=\"2500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/HOODED-CROW.jpg 2848w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/HOODED-CROW-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/HOODED-CROW-768x674.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/HOODED-CROW-1024x899.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2848px) 100vw, 2848px\" \/><\/a><strong>HOODED CROW<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>This species can be seen just about everywhere in Israel.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While far from a birding trip per se, I did manage to snap a few photos of some birds seen along the way.\u00a0 SPUR-WINGED PLOVER This handsome fellow with the glaring red eye was snapped on the shores of the &hellip; 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