After three years of ringing bloody warblers like an idiot at my site in Ashdod, at last I figured out how to set a net across the Lakhish stream, and started catching some big waterbirds.
Yestrerday I had a very good ringing session. We caught two (stupid) juvenile Night Herons - big beasts...
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This is Shlomo my loyal volunteer:
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We caught this terrific Pied Kingfisher:
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And about 10 Common Kingfishers, that are always amusing to show to the kids:
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And yes, I still had bloody warblers, quite many in fact. 6 Savi's Warblers were good. We had an adult Marsh Warbler. Note the short and pale claws, the thick bill and the long and pointed wing:
Marsh Warbler
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There were quite a few Willow Warblers, and I expect to get some big numbers of these long-distance migrants in the next few weeks.
Willow Warbler
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