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Jerusalem nature in all its glory: Watch a dwarf eagle swallow a giant frog's head
Amir Balaban, director of urban nature at the Society for the Protection of Nature, managed to document in the Deer Valley in Jerusalem two chicks of a midget diver - one a coward who hunted on the surface of the water and the other a hero and gurgler who dived deep and managed to catch a particularly fat head.
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Ziv Reinstein
Monday, 02 August 2021, 15:24 Updated: 16:17
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A young dwarf diver with a head (Photo: Amir Balavan, Society for the Protection of Nature)
The Dwarf Dipper is the nimble little dipper that incubates in Israel.
It is dependent on deep water bodies that are disappearing from the landscape of the country, due to agriculture, industry and domestic consumption, which have led to the utilization of water sources that cause a reduction in supply to nature.
Springs are drying up, streams are becoming scarce streams and natural pools are barely left, and those that are, are a magnet for spending time in a crowded and closed country.
Having no choice, many of the waterfowl rely on few fish ponds and ponds of purified sewage that have not yet been covered with photovoltaic cells to store solar energy.
In these pools, the dwarf diver finds a place of refuge, where he builds a small raft on which the female will lay eggs and incubate them for about 20 days.
According to Amir Balaban, director of urban nature at the Society for the Protection of Nature, these days the young divers are setting out on their own - they have learned to hunt alone and as they get older and gain experience, they manage to catch juicier tadpoles and minnows.
In white he managed to document two chicks - one a coward who hunted on the surface of the water and the other a hero and a glutton who dived deep and managed to catch a particularly fat head.
"The tadpole was so big that the chick really had trouble swallowing and for a moment it looked like it might suffocate. After the hearty meal he took a break, rested a bit, arranged feathers and after about half an hour returned to dip and hunt minnows and tadpoles," he explains.
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Lives in fish ponds and pools of purified sewage.
A young dwarf diver in Deer Valley (Photo: Society for the Protection of Nature, Amir Balaban)
A young dwarf diver with a head (Photo: The Society for the Protection of Nature, Amir Balavan)
A thriving population settled in Jerusalem
In the Deer Valley Park - the urban nature site belonging to the Jerusalem Municipality and managed by the Society for the Protection of Nature - a unique water system has been designed that utilizes rainwater in winter and seated water in summer to serve as a home for waterfowl.
One of the first immigrants to the capital was the dwarf diver, who found a new and tempting home. "The high-quality water and tangled banks are suitable for nesting dwarf sponges, and within a few years a thriving population has established itself in the capital. Every year close to 40 chicks hatch from the abundance of fish Danger. They spend their time on the nest raft, on their parents' backs and also in independent swimming, "says Yael Hamerman-Soler, the park's director on behalf of the Society for the Protection of Nature.
The dwarf diver is an excellent swimmer who spends most of his life in the water diving and jumping, often disappears from the water and then rises again at another point.
While swimming, his body is submerged in water and only his back and neck protrude.
The dwarf diver's legs are well suited for swimming - they are located behind his body and are almost not suitable for walking.
Young Dwarf Hairdresser Combs (Photo: Society for the Protection of Nature, Amir Balavan)
A young dwarf diver dripping in the water (Photo: The Society for the Protection of Nature, Amir Balavan)
The Deer Valley is located in the heart of Jerusalem, established in an open area spread over 250 dunams between the neighborhoods of Katamonim, Givat Mordechai and Holyland, after an unprecedented public struggle against the establishment of a neighborhood there.
The park is open to the public all days of the week free of charge, accessible to people with disabilities and can be freely seen as deer, birds, turtles, waterfowl, reptiles and other animals.
Aside from dwarf tabloids, these days one can observe the activity of many species of waterfowl.
"Pollution of water sources in Israel and around the world pushes the bird population except for waterways that remain clean and the beauty observed from the hiding place in the park sharpens the need to manage streams and carpentry in a sustainable way that benefits nature and humans," concludes Hamerman-Soler.
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