Bird watching

To save one endangered owl species, scientists back waging war on another

Scientists and conservationists are trying to save the northern spotted owl from being pushed out of its habitat and into extinction with shotguns trained on barred owls.

A Northern Spotted Owl sits on a tree stump in Stanley Park on August 4, 2009 in Vancouver, Canada.
Wings beat in perfect unison, massive birds rising into the brightening sky.

In Hula Valley, a Hanukkah crane ritual connects modern families, ancient texts - opinion

Parisian psychologist Catherine Hervais holds a pigeon's toeless foot showing the consequence strings can have on the bird on her daily mission to care for the capital's pigeons in front of the Centre Pompidou (aka Beaubourg) in Paris, France, November 4, 2025.

Sharks, pigeons may have something in common - the electric sensors in their ears - study

The golden thrush (Zoothera aurea), spotted for the first time in Israel on October 30, 2025.

White's thrush spotted in Israel for the first time by local birdwatcher


Human activity influenced bird behavior during COVID lockdowns - study

The study states that the likelihood that birds were to be found in developed urban areas and in less-developed green spaces is the same.

Birds of a different gender need a break from each other - so split to different temperate areas.

The swifts' yearly religious return to Jerusalem

Spring has arrived, along with the amazing swifts; look up and enjoy the antics of these amazing migratory birds.

 A flock of common swifts flying near an Israeli flag in Jerusalem

Bird flu flown the coop? Israel has outbreak under control - ministry

Long-term plans will be drawn up following a major investigation to ensure there are regulated preparations in place so Israel will not have to just wing it.

 Cranes gather during the migration season on a foggy morning at Hula Nature Reserve, in northern Israel

My Word: ‘Fowl play’ and the other pandemic

This is a disaster but far from being a swan song for the birds.

 Workers in hazmat suits are seen on January 2 removing the carcasses of cranes that died following an outbreak of avian flu at the Hula Valley.

A winter day at the Hula

Here is a day plan for Hula Park that starts with a sunrise wagon tour and ends with a steak and beer.

 THE STUNNING Hula Park

Birds' bodies in Amazon Rainforest change due to climate change - study

The study included data on more than 15,000 individual birds over a large range of the rainforest that was analyzed, weighed, captured, and later released bank into the wild.

 Tristram's starling in Masada. Why not take a detective course at the Nili and David Jerusalem Bird Observatory and find such pretty birds yourself?

Thousands of cranes flock to Israel's North as migration season begins

Twice a year, over 500 million birds, from more than 400 species, pass through the area of the Hula Lake Park as they migrate from Europe to Africa and back.

 Thousands of common cranes have flocked to the Hula Valley in Israel's North.

Injured honey buzzard freed after treatment by Nature and Parks Authority

A honey buzzard, or pern, was likely injured in a collision while migrating through Israel to reach nesting grounds in Europe and was treated by Israel Nature and Parks Authority.

  European honey buzzard in Germany

Israel to ban hunting of quail, place 3-year ban on hunting turtle doves

A move to ban the hunting of quail and turtle doves was announced by Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg, and could go into effect on August 11.

A hunter surveys the landscape

Israeli summer 2021: Sand surfing, rappelling and festivals

Over the last few years, the tourism sector in the Negev has undergone a big transformation, and there are many new attractions available to visitors.

A leap of faith at the rappelling station at the Mitzpe Ramon Visitor Center