Here as promised, bird lovers, are 2 more of the candidates in the Green Prophet/Israel National Bird Poll:
The Hoopoe
The Palestine Sunbird
Is the Palestine or Yellow Tufted Sunbird the same as the Olive Backed Sunbird? It looks very beautiful, and as the olive is the unofficial food/fruit of the Middle East, maybe that should be considered?
Anyway, please keep writing in with comments: let us know why you are voting for the bird you are, and any bird-related stories are welcome. Please keep those votes coming: VOTE HERE!
Author: James Murray-White
Growing up in a green village outside Cambridge, UK gave me an eye into the natural world, and years later, after being an actor, dramatist, weary traveller and anthropologist, the environment fires me up the most – and the need to save and nurture it… while we live within it. I now live in the UK, with partner Tania and 2 pesky cats – writing and filming the world (slowly making a documentary about the Bedouin situation) take up my creative time. I do this while growing things organically and composting profusely take up the remainder. James can be reached at james (at) greenprophet (dot) com.
I thought hoopoe birds were mythical like unicorns! Learn something new every day! 🙂
The hoopoe won! It’s now Israel’s official national bird and I am so happy.
Karin
I saw a Palestine Sunbird on my balcony today 😉