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A good sign that Lebanese farmers are becoming more friendly with White Stork, these pictures in West Bekaa shows farmer working in his land and near him the storks are resting after a long migrating journey . The diverse organizations, such as local citizen groups,
Hima Kfar Zabad local conservation group organized a cleaning day in collaboration with Hima Anjar local conservation group. The collaboration between the two neighboring Himas is a good examples of how local groups can improve the performance and management of the sites. Â
Ghazi Rifai, SPNL volunteer took the initiative to monitor migrating cranes while refueling in his front yard, for their long journey between south and North America. Last year Ghazi sent us a picture while he was feeding the cranes.  This year the Cranes came back with a
The turkey was Benjamin Franklin’s choice for the United States’s national bird. The noble fowl was a favored food of Native Americans. When Europeans arrived, they made it one of only two domestic birds native to the Americas—the Muscovy duck shares the
The Amiq Wetland is Lebanon’s most significant remaining natural freshwater site, a remnant of much more extensive marshes and lakes that once existed in the Middle East. More than 300 different bird species, migrate through Lebanon and stay in Amiq Wetland, a heaven
Akkar, which stretches from the Mediterranean Sea to the mountains of Northern Lebanon, is the country’s richest region in forests.  Antoine Daher on Facebook
Chicks mimic toxic hairy moth larvae to scare off predators Chicks of the Cinereous Mourner bird have bright orange spiky feathers They move their heads from side to side like caterpillars when disturbed Adult birds develop a boring grey colour with brown spots as they
Fouad Itani is a professional nature photographer from Beirut, Lebanon. He lives in Dubai,UAE. He focuses almost all of his efforts on capturing intimate images of birds in their natural habitat. Fouad is especially well known for his portraits of rare and difficult to
A flock of starlings is seen as they perform their traditional dance fly before landing to sleep during the sunset near Ammiq Wetland, Bekaa Valley. PHOTO / GHASSAN JARADI
SPNL media campaigner Bassam Alkantar was lucky to meet with this Hooded Crow in Deir Koubel – Kaza Aley. This birds was too Young still to realize , how dangerous to get that close to humans in Lebanon ! It is an ashy grey bird with black head, throat, wings, tail and