Birds

A pacific diver was spotted in Eilat, marking the first time this rare bird has been seen in Israel.

In October, the first ever recorded case of bird flu in the Antarctic region was detected in brown skua birds.

Birds are very sensitive and can easily be confused, suffer accidents, and their path shifted by noises like fireworks.

Last week, two outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Israel.

The outbreak is the second reported in the past month and the fifth reported in Israel this season.

A new case of H5N1 avian influenza was recently found in the central Israeli city of Yehud • "Within living memory, no avian influenza has affected wild birds in the same capacity"

Proteins were discovered in fossilized feathers which were previously believed to only be present in modern animals.