From every valley, a story

Internal Security Forces seize 20,640 m² of illegal bird nets in the Bekaa Southern Lebanon: documented environmental destruction threatens one of the world’s key bird-migration flyways BirdLife: 45% of the world’s migratory birds are in continuous decline Migration routes lost 7 species in 150 years… the Slender-billed Curlew the latest Taif | Saturday evening closes the season with the National Day Cup for Thoroughbreds at Al-Hawiyah Egypt: New hunting rules; ~200 migratory birds released and illegal nets removed at Burullus Protecting Autumn Migratory Birds in Lebanon: A Field Partnership Since 2017, Al-Khatib Affirms the Sustainable Hunter’s Role 80,000 Visitors and 158 Exhibitors from 15 Countries… Suhail 2026 Closes a Decade of Passion for Hunting and Falconry

Internal Security Forces seize 20,640 m² of illegal bird nets in the Bekaa Southern Lebanon: documented environmental destruction threatens one of the world’s key bird-migration flyways BirdLife: 45% of the world’s migratory birds are in continuous decline Migration routes lost 7 species in 150 years… the Slender-billed Curlew the latest Taif | Saturday evening closes the season with the National Day Cup for Thoroughbreds at Al-Hawiyah Egypt: New hunting rules; ~200 migratory birds released and illegal nets removed at Burullus Protecting Autumn Migratory Birds in Lebanon: A Field Partnership Since 2017, Al-Khatib Affirms the Sustainable Hunter’s Role 80,000 Visitors and 158 Exhibitors from 15 Countries… Suhail 2026 Closes a Decade of Passion for Hunting and Falconry

Birds across three countries, through the lens of Nayef Krayem, Director General of Sayd website

2 October 2026

Two mynas on grass near Beirut International Airport road — 2 October 2026. — Two mynas on grass near Beirut International Airport road — 2 October 2026. Acridotheres

From Lebanon to Egypt and France, nine photographs capture birds in everyday settings: on grass, branches and water.

A Laughing Dove in Jnah, Lebanon — 15 February 2026. — A Laughing Dove in Jnah, Lebanon — 15 February 2026. Spilopelia senegalensis

A Palestine Sunbird on a branch in Kherbet Selem, Lebanon — 25 October 2025. — A Palestine Sunbird on a branch in Kherbet Selem, Lebanon — 25 October 2025. Cinnyris osea

Hooded Crows by the Nile in Dokki, Giza — 28 April 2026. — Hooded Crows by the Nile in Dokki, Giza — 28 April 2026. Corvus cornix

A Laughing Dove on a wall ledge in Dokki, Giza — 27 April 2026. — A Laughing Dove on a wall ledge in Dokki, Giza — 27 April 2026. Spilopelia senegalensis

A male Mallard on the water in Enghien-les-Bains, France — 11 October 2025. — A male Mallard on the water in Enghien-les-Bains, France — 11 October 2025. Anas platyrhynchos

A Eurasian Coot swimming in Enghien-les-Bains, France — 11 October 2025. — A Eurasian Coot swimming in Enghien-les-Bains, France — 11 October 2025. Fulica atra

Greylag Geese on the water in Enghien-les-Bains, France — 11 October 2025. — Greylag Geese on the water in Enghien-les-Bains, France — 11 October 2025. Anser anser

A Great White Pelican above the Matn expressway, Lebanon — spring 2026. — A Great White Pelican above the Matn expressway, Lebanon — spring 2026. Pelecanus onocrotalus