Love is in the air and all around us in nature, if we care to look

On the occasion of Tu B'av, dubbed the holiday of love in Jewish tradition, Ynet shares photos collected by KKL-JNF from photographers in the Hula Nature and Ornithology Park

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Eurasian spoonbill in a mating dance 
 (Video: Inbar Shlomit Rubin KKL-JNF)

Throughout the past year, photographers at KKL-JNF sites in Israel have gathered images of loving pairs in the animal kingdom.
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On the occasion of Tu B'Av, KKL-JNF has collected images of animals displaying affection in nature. Photographers at KKL-JNF sites have gathered over the past year pictures of romantic animal couples: from mammals to birds and insects. This is an excellent opportunity to remember that love and affection exist not only in the human world but also among living creatures.
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Flamingos 
(Photos: Nir Aspis KKL-JNF)
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Storks 
(Photo: Inbar Shlomit Rubin, KKL-JNF)
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European bee-eaters 
(Photo: Inbar Shlomit Rubin, KKL-JNF)
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Butterflies 
(Photo: Judith Goldfarb Yanus)
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A pair of ducks
(Photo: Zvika Raz, KKL-JNF)
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Jackals 
(Photo: Zvika Raz, KKL-JNF)
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A pair of starlings 
(Photo: Joan Kreizman)