{"id":2057527,"date":"2019-03-26T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?guid=2ec1f816ddfa329e155d3e53b5f57929"},"modified":"2019-12-23T01:42:19","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T12:42:19","slug":"eilat-day-1-photo-bogey-busted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/eilat-day-1-photo-bogey-busted\/","title":{"rendered":"Eilat day 1 – photo-bogey busted"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today (actually already yesterday – it’s late!) I headed down towards Eilat with Mark and Amity to join the Eilat Bird Festival \/COTF \/ IBOC events.<\/p>\n

We made a quick stop at Har Amasa that was simply brilliant. There were birds everywhere, and what quality.<\/p>\n

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The bird with a thousand name – Pale Rock Sparrow \/ Pale Rockfinch \/ Hill Sparrow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was really looking forward to arrive on site and hear the cicada-song of Pale Rock Sparrow as soon as I open the car windows – and that’s exactly what happened.<\/p>\n

One of my favourite birds. Tens of them present, singing and displaying. Bliss.<\/p>\n

We then birded the slopes and enjoyed every minute. On the ground and up in the air. The Persian Wheatear, still present, showed very well:<\/p>\n

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Still no success with that jump-shot exposing that tail pattern and pale underwing coverts:<\/p>\n

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Normal Rock Sparrow<\/p>\n

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Lots of gorgeous Cretzschmar’s Buntings present.<\/p>\n

The females get photographed less – that’s unfair and discriminating:<\/p>\n

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Male<\/p>\n

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Among them managed to find one Cinereous Bunting – at last grabbed a few snaps. Not the high quality I wanted, yet a photo-tick…<\/p>\n

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Photobombed by a fritillary<\/p>\n

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Desert Fritillary?<\/p>\n

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Drove all the way down to Eilat only to head straight back up to the Dead Sea region, leading a tour for the Eilat Bird Festival. It was a great tour, with top-quality species – African Swamphen, Desert Owl and Nubian Nightjar.<\/p>\n

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Now time to sleep. Good night!<\/p>\n

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