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Palmyra, #Syria on my first visit there in the 90s during more peaceful times. As the country emerges from years of civil war, sanctions, ISIS and a brutal, mafia-style dictatorship, there is a chance, further down the road, it can once again be a fabulous tourist destination.

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Plain Tiger butterfly on the edge of the Negev Desert last week.

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The Sparrowhawk: an awesome predator.

30.11.2024 10:30 — 👍 17    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Hoopoe in the Negev Desert this morning, an iconic bird familiar to everyone here in the Middle East.

28.11.2024 18:26 — 👍 22    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0

I wish!

28.11.2024 18:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Dawn on the edge of the Negev Desert today

28.11.2024 17:43 — 👍 15    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Last day in the Middle East for me on this trip

28.11.2024 13:08 — 👍 14    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0
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The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem today:

27.11.2024 21:59 — 👍 13    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Making a new friend in Bethlehem today

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Storm skies in Jerusalem

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Absolutely miserable weather in the Middle East at the moment. Hardly recognise Jerusalem through a rainy car window.

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It’s true. Apparently the damp spring is largely to blame.

24.11.2024 20:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Plain Tiger butterfly, Jordan Valley

23.11.2024 20:16 — 👍 27    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Palestine Sunbird, Jerusalem

23.11.2024 16:22 — 👍 19    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Mornings in the Middle East

23.11.2024 09:36 — 👍 22    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Here you go then

23.11.2024 09:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Lake Como, Italy

23.11.2024 07:02 — 👍 19    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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On Lake Como last week. Love the light at this time of year.

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Little Egret in Jerusalem today. They seem to be everywhere these days but still such an attractive species.

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Something to brighten your day: a Double-collared Sunbird near Mount Kenya.

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One from earlier this year. Hot day in the Jordan Valley:

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Drab insect, pretty flower: a Mallow Skipper butterfly (not a moth!) on Rose geranium today in the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens

20.11.2024 17:12 — 👍 14    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Yes, it was about time!

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🙌

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Flying low over the Alps down to Milan last week

19.11.2024 08:53 — 👍 26    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0

V much an amateur but I do enjoy it

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Good evening from Jerusalem

18.11.2024 21:44 — 👍 32    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Ha! Thanks Edwin. The ‘other’ does seem to be haemorrhaging subscribers since they sacked all those content moderators. I also post nature pics on Threads which seems pleasant enough. Oh and big congrats on your award!

18.11.2024 21:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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One of the more colourful birds here in the Middle East: a White-breasted Kingfisher

18.11.2024 21:02 — 👍 32    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Late to the party, I’ve just joined this platform. Hearing good things about it. (This is Frank Gardner, BBC correspondent, author and nature photographer).

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