We got up fairly early today, and David was feeling relatively good. So we decided to drive over to Gamla National Park, in the Golan, a place we have visited several times before.
The weather was not too hot in the morning, and they have a nice paved loop path there. So it was pretty easy to do with me pushing David in the wheelchair.
We spent quite a bit of time in the covered area they have there for observing the vultures, and we listened to a park ranger telling about them. Although he did speak a little English, and some other people who happened to be there translated a bit for us, he spoke mostly in Hebrew. I picked up maybe 15-20% of what he said, but it was still interesting.
The vultures have a wingspan of more than 2 and a half meters, yet they weigh only 8 kg (less than 18 pounds). They can soar very high on the updrafts and travel long distances, as far away as Turkey, Bulgaria, and even Russia! They can carry as much as 1.5 kg (more than 3 pounds) of food in their throats back to their babies in the nest! The babies grow from only 20 g (less than a pound) at hatching to full size in only 4 months!
I didn't get any pictures of the vultures this time, but I did photograph some strange and interesting flowers that were blooming there all over the place. Here's one of my pictures:
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