Injured honey buzzard freed after treatment by Nature and Parks Authority

• Published date: 29 September 2021
• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF

The honey buzzard, also known as a pern, was probably injured from a collision while it was migrating and was evacuated by the Israel Nature and Park Authority (INPA) "Animalbulance" to a special hospital which is run jointly with the Israel Safari.

The honey buzzard nests in Europe and the closest nesting place to Israel is in Turkey. In August the first-ever nesting in Israel was spotted in the Western Galilee.

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The honey buzzard is a bird of prey of medium size. Its length is 55 centimeters long, its back is dark brown and its front is a spotted dark grey.

In Israel, the honey buzzard is a known migrating bird, and is the most common migrating bird of prey, as its flocks sometimes number in the thousands. The...