Above and below, another example of the vegetation found at Wadi Qelt. Same species, lower pic shows slightly more advance stage, and ripe berry. I would not eat these! Below that, yet another species unfamilar farther upstream in our patch.
Now for a brief round-up of local sightings.
Gazelle: none in last two days.. Saturday: At least two in east field, not together. May have been 3 or we saw same one twice. Husband made out thin horns. The one down between pine grove and olive grove was female and big belly too though wouldn't expect pregnant now?
Gazelle: none in last two days.. Saturday: At least two in east field, not together. May have been 3 or we saw same one twice. Husband made out thin horns. The one down between pine grove and olive grove was female and big belly too though wouldn't expect pregnant now?
Hyrax: T alarm chitters and some activity around cypress slum colony towards sunset
Feral dogs: three seen, leader was female and from the way she looks she's got puppies somewhere. Aharon also told me earlier he was aware of puppies in the area.
Reptiles: gecko calls only. (interesting, no agamas seen at all this season yet)
Bee-eaters: Flocks heard several times over the last two days. As we passed the Pistacio grove a flock erupted from the look-out cypresses. Also heard numerous times friday and saturday.
Blackbirds: some chak chak alarm calls heard.
Collared doves: seen in various parts of the woods, on lines, between trees.
Eurasian Jays: Some harsh nasal calls heard up the east bank from east valley dirt road, individuals glimpsed between trees.
Feral pigeons: around and on buildings as usual.
Graceful warblers: Call heard but nowhere near as noisy as they were a week or so ago.
Jackdaws: T Flock up on windsurfer hill, foraging, taking off and landing again, ~200 individuals S: heard.
Hooded crows: Some also up on windsurfer hill, calls heard before dawn.
House sparrows:calls heard before dawn.
Laughing doves: coos in the gardens, several pairs foraging on the sidewalks, crumb corner.
Sunbirds: squeak calls heard in the garden and some song late afternoon, sqeaks also saturday.
Syrian woodpeckers: heard about dawn in the garden or one nearby, heard in forest saturday
Tristram's grackle heard as we walked north up east watercourse dirt road thursday.
Tristram's grackle heard as we walked north up east watercourse dirt road thursday.
White spectacled Bulbuls: raucous calls heard but no melodious calls last couple of days
Chukars: heard from somewhere by pine grove east of cistern about sunset.
2 Falcons up over windsurfer hill sunset but silhouetted, really couldn't say which.
Weather: Weather: temp range today: 19.5-30 degrees C, (~67- 86 degrees C)
winds W/NW/N, 1-12 knots esp late aft, early eve & midnight. humidity: ~25% midday, ~90% last night, 100% now.
Chukars: heard from somewhere by pine grove east of cistern about sunset.
2 Falcons up over windsurfer hill sunset but silhouetted, really couldn't say which.
Weather: Weather: temp range today: 19.5-30 degrees C, (~67- 86 degrees C)
winds W/NW/N, 1-12 knots esp late aft, early eve & midnight. humidity: ~25% midday, ~90% last night, 100% now.
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