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The greater flamingo scapes

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The greater flamingo is the most widespread and largest species of the flamingo family. Common in the Old World, they are found in Northern and Sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, the Middle East, the Levant, the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, and the Mediterranean countries of Southern Europe.

Arabian Scops-Owl Otus pamelae sneeking through nesting hole

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The Arabian scops owl (Otus pamelae) is a small owl endemic to Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Yemen.

White storks migration Kuwait 2022

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White storks migration passed through Kuwait 2022 November in thousands.  White storks fly south from their summer breeding grounds in Europe in August and September, heading for Africa.  There, they spend the winter in  Savannah  from Kenya and Uganda south to the  Cape Province  of South Africa.

Short Eared Owl (Asio flammeus) Intro

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Scares passage Migrant in Kuwait ,This open-country hunter is one of the world's most widely distributed owls, and among the most frequently seen in daylight. Don't look too eagerly for the ear tufts, which are so short they're often invisible. More conspicuous features are its black-rimmed yellow eyes staring out from a pale facial disk. These birds course silently over grasslands on broad, rounded wings, especially at dawn and dusk. They use acute hearing to hunt small mammals and birds.   @irvin calicut

Black Eared Kite Migration

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  Short Video on Migrating Black Eared Kites during passage through Kuwait.