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frankgardner.bsky.social @frankgardner.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Palmyra, #Syria on my first visit there in the 90s during more peaceful times. As the country emerges from years of civil war, sanctions, ISIS and a brutal, mafia-style dictatorship, there is a chance, further down the road, it can once again be a fabulous tourist destination.
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frankgardner.bsky.social @frankgardner.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Plain Tiger butterfly on the edge of the Negev Desert last week.
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frankgardner.bsky.social @frankgardner.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
The Sparrowhawk: an awesome predator.
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frankgardner.bsky.social @frankgardner.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Hoopoe in the Negev Desert this morning, an iconic bird familiar to everyone here in the Middle East.
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frankgardner.bsky.social @frankgardner.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Dawn on the edge of the Negev Desert today
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frankgardner.bsky.social @frankgardner.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Last day in the Middle East for me on this trip
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frankgardner.bsky.social @frankgardner.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem today:
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frankgardner.bsky.social @frankgardner.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Making a new friend in Bethlehem today
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frankgardner.bsky.social @frankgardner.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Storm skies in Jerusalem
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frankgardner.bsky.social @frankgardner.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Absolutely miserable weather in the Middle East at the moment. Hardly recognise Jerusalem through a rainy car window.
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frankgardner.bsky.social @frankgardner.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Plain Tiger butterfly, Jordan Valley
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frankgardner.bsky.social @frankgardner.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Palestine Sunbird, Jerusalem
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frankgardner.bsky.social @frankgardner.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Mornings in the Middle East
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frankgardner.bsky.social @frankgardner.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Lake Como, Italy
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frankgardner.bsky.social @frankgardner.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
On Lake Como last week. Love the light at this time of year.
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frankgardner.bsky.social @frankgardner.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Little Egret in Jerusalem today. They seem to be everywhere these days but still such an attractive species.
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frankgardner.bsky.social @frankgardner.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Something to brighten your day: a Double-collared Sunbird near Mount Kenya.
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frankgardner.bsky.social @frankgardner.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
One from earlier this year. Hot day in the Jordan Valley:
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frankgardner.bsky.social @frankgardner.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Drab insect, pretty flower: a Mallow Skipper butterfly (not a moth!) on Rose geranium today in the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens
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frankgardner.bsky.social @frankgardner.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Flying low over the Alps down to Milan last week
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frankgardner.bsky.social @frankgardner.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Good evening from Jerusalem
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frankgardner.bsky.social @frankgardner.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
One of the more colourful birds here in the Middle East: a White-breasted Kingfisher
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frankgardner.bsky.social @frankgardner.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Late to the party, I’ve just joined this platform. Hearing good things about it. (This is Frank Gardner, BBC correspondent, author and nature photographer).
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