Jerusalem’s Western Wall Has Become a Haven for Migrant Swifts

By Ari Rabinovitch and Rinat Harash JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Completing the same journey they have made for the past 2,000 years, a flock of swifts has flown halfway around the world to nest among the ancient stones of Jerusalem’s Western Wall. The scores of small black birds who spend the spring flying high above Jerusalem’s Old City and laying eggs in the cracks in the wall, where it is common for visitors to place prayer notes, have become a focus in efforts to rehabilitate the species’ diminishing population worldwide

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Jerusalem’s Western Wall Has Become a Haven for Migrant Swifts