this male was mobbing a Pond Turtle (aka Caspian Turtle) that got to close to it's nest, which was just next to the reservoir's | the Internet Bird Collection

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Thick-knees (Burhinidae)

Stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)

Least Concern

Stone-curlew, birding israel, Shai Agmon - Birds,Nature,Environment. natureisrael

Stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) photo

this male was mobbing a Pond Turtle (aka Caspian Turtle) that got to close to it's nest, which was just next to the reservoir's main gate...

Recorded 10 May 2012
Added to IBC 1 year 5 weeks ago
Author Shai Agmon
Locality Kfar Baruch, Jezreel Valley, Israel

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till the chicks hatch, the entrance to the reservoir will be from another gate :)

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