Sunday, September 04, 2011

Bitterns Are Back - For a While At Least!

'The bittern, one of the UK's rarest birds, has had its best year on record.
The numbers of breeding males has topped 100 for the first time since it came back from extinction in 1997.'
Hmm. How nice that there are now extra snacks on offer for the reintroduced red kites to plunder from nests!
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2032947/The-bittern-One-Britains-rarest-birds-returns-brink-extinction-enjoy-best-year-record.html#ixzz1WxnSGS3d

Taybeh.

  Cardinal visits struggling Taybeh in solidarity. The ruins of the Church of St George lie in the Christian West Bank town of Taybeh. (Phot...