Golan Heights, Odem Forest

Odem Forest, the Great Juba, הג'ובה הגדולה

Veronica syriaca, Syrian speedwell, ורוניקה סורית

Anemone coronaria, Crown Anemone, כלנית מצויה, شقائق النعمان

a party on a ...
Anemone coronaria, Crown Anemone, כלנית מצויה, شقائق النعمان

the photographer

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Dendrocopus syriacus, a Syrian Woodpecker has been working on a Ziziphus spina-christi tree

Belvoir (Kokhav HaYarden) National Park

Ziziphus spina-christi, Christ’s thorn.

A Syrian woodpecker has been working.

Berry wedged in a Ziziphus spina-christi tree-crevice anvil by a Syrian woodpecker.

The woodpecker usually alights on the trunk, working upwards.
During the ascent it taps the bark, breaking off fragments,
but often extracts its prey from crevices with the tip of its sticky tongue.

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Dora Rain pool Nature Park, שמורת דורה, נתניה

The first Coastal irises this year

What is the name of this creature?

Iris atropurpurea, Coastal Iris, السوسن، آحيلة الكلب, איריס הארגמן

Iris atropurpurea, Coastal Iris, السوسن، آحيلة الكلب, איריס הארגמן

Iris atropurpurea, Coastal Iris, السوسن، آحيلة الكلب, איריס הארגמן

Retama raetam, White Broom, רותם המדבר , رتم

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Do you know this member of the Caryophyllaceae Family?

... Polycarpon succulentum

a seed

the flowers; 5 sepals, 5 white petals, 5 stamens

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Mount Carmel Forests, יערות הכרמל

photos were taken: January 15, 2010

MOUNT CARMEL - general view

Lizard, לטאה

Oxalis pes-caprae, Nodding Wood-sorrel, חמציץ נטוי

Asphodelus aestivus,Asphodelus ramosus,
Asphodelus microcarpus, Common Asphodel, עירית גדולה

Romulea phoenicia, Phoenician romulea, רומולאה צידונית

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Fieldtrip Bene Zion - Haruzim Nature Reserve, שמורת בני ציון

a general view

Caterpillar; is this a Calliteara?

Bellis sylvestris, Bellis silvestris, Southern Daisy, חיננית הבתה

Anemone coronaria, Crown Anemone, כלנית מצויה, شقائق النعمان

Geranium rotundifolium, Round-leaved geranium,Round-leaved crane's bill, גרניון עגול

Leontodon tuberosus, Thrincia tuberosus, Bulbous Dandelion, קרם כתמה עבת-שורשים

Maresia pulchella, Pretty Maresia, מרסיה יפהפיה

Oxalis pes-caprae, Nodding Wood-sorrel, חמציץ נטוי

Romulea bulbocodium,Crocus-leaved romulea, רומוליאה סגלולית

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