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Swifts have nested at Jerusalem's holy sites for thousands of years

Scythe-winged swifts have nested in the cracks of the Western Wall and other holy sites in Jerusalem for thousands of years, forming some of the oldest known urban nesting colonies. The birds' presence at some of the world's most iconic religious landmarks makes them a remarkable natural phenomenon. Their continued habitation of these ancient structures has persisted across millennia.