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The ancient Western Wall (HaKotel) in Jerusalem - men's section
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Birds at the Kotel
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Birds at the Kotel
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A sheperd in the hills outside Jerusalem
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Where lean meat comes from? Hungry cows in the Judaen Hills
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The artists quarter in Safed (Tsfat)
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Inside the Yosef Caro synagogue in Safed
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Weaving Studio and Kaballah Center at Safed
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Miriam and Shel in Safed
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Inside the Ari Synagogue in Safed with our guide, Nadav
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At a winery in Safed
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We passed this agave cactus on the way to my brother's home in Jerusalem
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Wildflowers and the Sea of Galilee (Yom Kineret)
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Thistles and Queen Anne's Lace
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Queen Anne's Lace
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Sunset over the Sea of Galilee (Yom Kineret)
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The lights of Tiberius (Tiveria), looking across from the eastern shore
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Night lights of Tiberius
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We rented bicycles and went birding in the Hula Valley Nature Reserve(Agamon HaChula) in Northern Israel
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A duck enjoying the ponds in the Hula Valley
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White-throated Kingfisher ("shaldag lavan hazeh")
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Cattle Egret ("anfit bakar")
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Spur Winged Lapwing ("Siksak")
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White-throated Kingfisher in flight
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Cattle Egret
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We saw several of these unusually colorful herons. They are Purple Herons ("anafa"), found in the Mideast, Singapore and other locations.
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White Storks ("hassida levana") grazing
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Nutria, a kind of water rat
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Purple Heron
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Glossy Ibis ("maglan hum")
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Glossy Ibis
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Wild boar
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Wild boar
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Cormorant
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Bee eaters ("shrakrak")- look close, they're tiny.
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Swallows or swifts
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Little Egret ("livnit ktana")
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Pied Kingfisher("Parpur akod") hovering
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Close-up of Pied Kingfisher
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Bulbul on the reeds
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Close up of Bulbul
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Little Egret has its eye on dinner
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Storks in flight
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We went to Banias (Ceasaria-Phillipe)to see the source of the Jordan River. This is near the spring
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Hiking at Banias
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The ridge trail above the water at Banias
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Wildflowers along the trail.
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Banias waterfalls
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Tel Aviv - the beach
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The water was perfect
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Israel's national bird - the Hoopoe ("dukhifat")
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Between Tel Aviv and Jaffa - the rocky beach
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Enjoying the sun
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View of Jaffa
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My niece and nephew in Jerusalem
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Cutting up
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The "fly-over" for Israel's Independence Day (Yom Ha'atzmaut)
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Fly-over
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My niece Kayla
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Me with my nephew Nachshon
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bugs on Queen Anne Lace flower
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from my bicycle ride on the new bike path
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Last picture before leaving; Miriam with Mom and Dad
