Quote:Israeli wildlife officials said that this was not the first time that Israeli birds landing in Arab countries as part of their migration were "detained" for alleged espionage. Such birds, they added, usually disappear.

Ankara investigating possibility that bee-eater was 'implanted with Mossad surveillance device'; Israeli wildlife officials say accusation ridiculous

Turkish authorities believe that they have found a bird used for espionage purposes by Israel, the country's media reported.

According to a Tuesday report in Yedioth Ahronoth, an investigation to that effect was launched in Ankara several days ago, after a farmer discovered a dead Merops Apiaster, commonly known as the European Bee-Eater, in his field. The bird had a ring reading "Israel" on one of its legs.

Bird-banding is a common practice in ornithology, meant to help scientists track bird migration routes.


The band, however, was not the most damning piece of evidence against the bee-eater: Its nostrils were.

The bird-beak in question reportedly sported "unusually large nostrils," which – combined with the identification ring – raised suspicions that the bird was "implanted with a surveillance device" and that it arrived in Turkey as part of an espionage mission.

The bird's remains were originally handed over to the Turkish Agriculture Ministry, which then turned them over to Ankara's security services.

News of the "spy bird" spread quickly within Turkey's ornithological community, and Israeli ornithologists soon got word of it as well.


The Society for Protection of Nature in Israel was alerted and was able to confirm that the bird was banded about four years ago, as a matter of routine,


Yoav Pearlman, of the Israeli Birdwatching Center, explained that Israel's north is home to a large bee-eater population, and that many more use Israel as a stop in their migration route, which includes Turkey, southern Europe and Russia.


"The Turkish authorities can rest easy – it's not a spy," Pearlman said.


Israeli wildlife officials said that this was not the first time that Israeli birds landing in Arab countries as part of their migration were "detained" for alleged espionage. Such birds, they added, usually disappear.

We all know the op supports blood-thirsty muslim animals, but really, isn't that even a bit too top for you???

I know your wet dream is for Israel to be stupid, bu they are not.

Some times a bird that is tracked to see it's migration patterns is just a bird tagged to follow it's migration patterns.

Pretend you have 1 funtioning brain cell in your head op, if Israel made a spy bird, would they tag it with an Israel chain on it's leg???

Mr.Clean  Wrote:

We all know the op supports blood-thirsty muslim animals, but really, isn't that even a bit too top for you???

I know your wet dream is for Israel to be stupid, bu they are not.

Some times a bird that is tracked to see it's migration patterns is just a bird tagged to follow it's migration patterns.

Pretend you have 1 funtioning brain cell in your head op, if Israel made a spy bird, would they tag it with an Israel chain on it's leg???

This post was intended as hilaric, but the brain cell of the above poster didn't get it.

Yes, i post israeli crimes, but if a woman is stoned to death in the middle east i post it too.

You are too sensitive about the subject, we all know it was just a bird.

Take a break and relax a bit....

forgot link: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,...95,00.html

Galaxy  Wrote:

forgot link: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,...95,00.html

This was a story in other parts of the arab world also where a bird was found and thought to be spying.

I think the Israelis would totally spy like this and Zionists are untrustworthy liars.

We all know the op supports blood-thirsty muslim animals, but really, isn't that even a bit too top for you???

FreedomStands  Wrote:

Galaxy  Wrote:

forgot link: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,...95,00.html

This was a story in other parts of the arab world also where a bird was found and thought to be spying.

I think the Israelis would totally spy like this and Zionists are untrustworthy liars.