Jerusalem's Holy Sites Host Ancient Swift Colonies

Scythe-winged swifts have nested for thousands of years in the cracks of Jerusalem's Western Wall and other holy sites, forming some of the oldest known colonies.

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Greetings from Jerusalem, whose holy sites host some of the oldest colonies of nesting swifts

The scythe-winged birds have nested in the cracks of the Western Wall and other holy sites in Jerusalem for thousands of years.

By Ruth Sherlock

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Greetings from Jerusalem, whose holy sites host some of the oldest colonies of nesting swifts

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