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Baha'i Pilgrimage, pt 4: More Birds, Plants, and a Bee

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There is more to show about the holy sites and places visited, but first I want to share some miscellaneous photos of birds, fruits, trees, and a bee.

A cactus garden near the Shrine of the Báb and the old Pilgrim House​

Cacti

Roses at the base of the Bahá'í Terraces​

roses

Roses at the Shrine of the Báb​

more roses

Orange tree on the Bahá'í Terraces​

orange tree

Olive trees on the Bahá'í Terraces​

These twinned olive trees reminded us of the story of Baucis and Philemon, who were said to have been turned into an oak and a linden to live together for eternity.

olive trees

Atrium in the Bahjí Visitors Center outside the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh​

atrium tree

Pumelos at the Ridván Garden​

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Song thrush (and bougainvillea) at the House of 'Abdu'l-Bahá​

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Pigeon nesting in the wall of old Ottoman 'Akká​

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Bathing crow on the Bahá'í Terraces​

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The chickens of Ben Gurion Ave, a few blocks from our hotel in Haifa​

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A bee as artist's mark on a capital at the Seat of the Universal House of Justice​

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