Eleonora’s Falcons in Morocco imprison live birds to keep them fresh for a later meal. This behavior is unheard of before in the animal kingdom. The Eleonora’s Falcon (Falco eleonorae) is mainly insectivorous outside the breeding season. During the nesting period, which is very late (from July to October) as an adaptation to coincide with […]
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An amazing nesting association between a White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) and Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis) was observed at Auberge Amros, near Azrou in the Middle Atlas by Jacques Franchimont. On 7 June 2015, Jacques photographed several nests of Cattle Egrets (maybe 6) that were built on lateral branches of a White Stork nest (see photos).
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Vultures bathing in clean water captured by camera-trap at Jbel Moussa, northern Morocco. These photos show a flock of Griffon Vultures (Gyps fulvus) enjoying their “bathing time” near a water source at Jbel Moussa. The images were captured by a camera-trap set up by our team at a small “pool” built by the local villagers
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