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Jerusalem Day: The Swifts of the Western Wall

JL;DR SUMMARY In his article, Natan Slifkin explores the extraordinary phenomenon of bird migration, focusing on swifts that nest at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish HistoryJerusalemWestern WallProphecyJeremiahSymbolismTanachBird MigrationNatural HistorySwifts

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"The annual swift migration is prominently visible at the Western Wall in Jerusalem."
Israel
"Eretz Yisrael was the place of a twice-annually migration route."
Germany
"A stork was found in Germany with an African spear through its neck."

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