Through the lens: the beauty of Israel's nature

Nature photographers capture the rich variety of the country's flora and fauna as you've never seen before
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Dance of the starling 
(Photo: Ilana Shapira)
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Snuggle time with Bambi 
(Photo: Liron Katz)
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Eight's a charm - a family of hyraces in southern Israel 
(Photo: Eran Gisis)
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Pelican love 
(Photo: Tzahi Finkelstein)
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A cold one with the boys 
(Photo: Erez Hirschfeld)
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Momma jackal and her four cubs stop for a refreshment 
(Photo: Gadi Shamila)
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What does the fox say? 
(Photo: Noa Avhar)
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Keeping warm 
(Photo: Gaya Rodner Bronstein)
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The cormorants are out for fun day at the beach 
(Photo: Moshe Cohen)
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Looking for mom? Bambi in morning mist 
(Photo: Eliezer Borger)
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'Do the train!' 
(Photo: Arye Burla)
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Let's stick together, honey! 
(Photo: Assaf Cohen)
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At loggerheads 
(Photo: Marlen Noy)
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Dirty dancing 
(Photo: Alon Meir)
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Sharing is caring 
(Photo: Nissim Levi)
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I hate rush-hour traffic 
(Photo: Eldad Golan)
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The perfect picnic 
(Photo: Amit Eshel)
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When you leave Dad alone with the kids 
(Photo: Uri Kolker)
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The Lady and the Tramp remake we've all been waiting for 
(Photo: Alina Liberman)
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Life's not just black and white; sometimes it's pink too! 
(Photo: Shlomi Tova)
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'Catch my good side this time!' 
(Photo: Ilan Horn)
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Ssslither into the weekend like... 
(Photo: Oren Oster)
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Standing out in the crowd 
(Photo: Irena Or)
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'Here, I brought you something to cheer you up' 
(Photo: Yaki Zender)
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Lost in the crowd 
(Photo: Dan Levy)
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Phyll it in the air tonight - two phyllosomas sharing a juicy siphonophora 
(Photo: Gil Kopolvitz)
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I'm under the feather, I mean weather 
(Photo: Israel Sade)
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'Wait, you've got something there' 
(Photo: Shlomi Levi)
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You give me butterflies in my stomach! 
(Photo: Shai Baruch Maoz)
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Piggyback? 
(Photo: Hillel Yaakov)
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We're having a wild time, just a couple of jackals on the prowl 
(Photo: Limor Bachar)
The photographs featured in the article were published in the Facebook group of the Israeli Nature Photography Association, a non-profit established by nature photographers for their peers.
It aims to foster development and learning through collaboration, sharing and educational events. Its goal is to elevate the status of nature photography in Israel and bolster its contributions to society and environmental preservation.