Greetings from Jerusalem, whose holy sites host some of the oldest colonies of nesting swifts

Per NPR, swifts have nested in the cracks of the Western Wall and other holy sites in Jerusalem for thousands of years. These scythe-winged birds represent an ancient, enduring presence in some of the world's most sacred spaces.

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