I will never forget these exciting and crazy days I was able to experience in Tel Aviv! Actually I planned to visit the "Shmulik Swift Care Center" in Tel Aviv only because of an imping-OP to an adult Alpine swift with some damaged primaries. But this visit became so much more when I met my Israeli swift friends, and lastly it was an unforgettable and impressive adventure which I would never want to miss …

I was very impressed by the "Shmulik Swift Care Center" that was founded by Amnonn Hahn and is supported by FOTS "Friends of the Swifts" Organisation. It is really pioneering work that our Israeli friends and partners are doing there, - and doing successfully! Sure, still they need urgently a lot of helpers and financial support. But they are highly motivated and committed themselves with heart and soul. They are geniuses of improvisation. They are a great team, where I felt comfortable every minute of the day. They are currently supported by Celine Amirault, swift specialist from Paris, who is doing a two-week coaching at the newly founded Center.

It was an honor for me to spend three days in the center and to perform the imping-operation to the Alpine swift "Godzilla". Israeli television was on-site and will report on it.

Thank you, my dear friends, for this amazing time with you!