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ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

turkey

  1. G

    Holiday turkey october

    Hi all, i will most likely be going to Turkey this fall, somewhere in october. Does anyone have any recommendations for good spots to plan a trip to? We will be staying for a week and will want to rent a car. Thanks!
  2. Eastern Black Eared Wheatear

    Eastern Black Eared Wheatear

    Looks to have a slightly deformed beak, possibly a juvenile bird
    • Bananafishbones
    • Media item
    • oenanthe melanoleuca turkey
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Middle-East
  3. Anatolian Mountain Crane, Grus grus archibaldi (Anadolu Dağ Turnası)

    Anatolian Mountain Crane, Grus grus archibaldi (Anadolu Dağ Turnası)

    In 2008, the Common Crane population in Eastern Anatolia and Southern Caucasus was identified as a new subspecies, i.e., Anatolian Mountain Crane (Grus grus archibaldi), which is severely threatened from various reasons, primarily because of loss of its breeding grounds and deterioration of...
    • kkaplan
    • Media item
    • anadolu dağ turnası anatolian mountain crane grus grus grus grus archibaldi samsun turkey turkiye
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  4. Greater Flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus (Allı turna, Flamingo)

    Greater Flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus (Allı turna, Flamingo)

    • kkaplan
    • Media item
    • ankara flamingo greater flamingo phoenicopterus roseus turkey turkiye
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  5. Little Owl, Athene noctua, (Kukumav)

    Little Owl, Athene noctua, (Kukumav)

    Cute owlet
    • kkaplan
    • Media item
    • ankara athene noctua little owl turkey turkiye
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  6. Short-toed Snake Eagle, Circaetus gallicus (Yılan Kartalı)

    Short-toed Snake Eagle, Circaetus gallicus (Yılan Kartalı)

    A Short-toed Snake Eagle from the region where we observed a total of 70 different species in 4 hours.
    • kkaplan
    • Media item
    • ankara circaetus gallicus short-toed snake eagle turkey turkiye
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  7. Long-eared owl, Asio otus (Kulaklı Orman Baykuşu)

    Long-eared owl, Asio otus (Kulaklı Orman Baykuşu)

    One of 7 individuals in my uncle's garden.
    • kkaplan
    • Media item
    • ankara asio otus long-eared owl turkey turkiye
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  8. Bearded Vulture, Gypaetus barbatus (Sakallı Akbaba)

    Bearded Vulture, Gypaetus barbatus (Sakallı Akbaba)

    Enjoy watching :)
    • kkaplan
    • Media item
    • ankara bearded vulture gypaetus barbatus nikon d7000 turkey turkiye
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  9. Bearded Vulture, Gypaetus barbatus (Sakallı Akbaba)

    Bearded Vulture, Gypaetus barbatus (Sakallı Akbaba)

    4 species of vultures breed in Turkey. One of them is the Bearded Vulture. In the vulture observation I made today, I was able to observe four species living in Turkey within 1 hour. The star of observation was this adult bearded vulture. Enjoy watching :)
    • kkaplan
    • Media item
    • ankara bearded vulture birdsofprey gypaetus barbatus nikon d7000 turkey turkiye
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  10. European Serin, Serinus serinus

    European Serin, Serinus serinus

    • kkaplan
    • Media item
    • ankara european serin serinus serinus turkey turkiye
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  11. Common Swift, Apus Apus

    Common Swift, Apus Apus

    Since swifts breed in large colonies in our region, we can sometimes encounter injured and fallen swifts. This young individual was superficially but not seriously injured under his right flank. I gave first aid and helped him recover for 1 night at my home. As it is usually a fast recovering...
    • kkaplan
    • Media item
    • ankara apus apus common swift turkey turkiye
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  12. Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos

    Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos

    The Golden eagle takes the rabbit it hunts to its nest in the rocks.
    • kkaplan
    • Media item
    • aladağlar aladağlar national park golden eagle golden eagle aquila chrysaetos turkey turkiye
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  13. Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos

    Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos

    Aladağlar National park.
    • kkaplan
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    • aladağlar aladağlar national park golden eagle golden eagle aquila chrysaetos kayseri turkey turkiye
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  14. Common Linnet, Linaria cannabina

    Common Linnet, Linaria cannabina

    • kkaplan
    • Media item
    • #turkiye ankara common linnet turkey turkiye
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  15. C

    Found this adorable small feather outside my Uncle's residence. East NJ, USA. Did not pick it up but use my hand as a reference for size. Thanks!

    See the title! Ive never seen a feather this small before. Its very cute.
  16. Melih

    Pied or Semicollared? (Tekirdağ-Turkey)

    Need help for ID. I think it's semicollared because of the extra wingbar, but the small and indistinct white patch makes me scratch my head. Thx in advance.
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    Turkey_vulture.jpg

    A turkey vulture soaring overhead is a common sight on a warm day in this area, if not the prettiest sight!
    • MlynchKy
    • Media item
    • c.a. septentrionalis turkey vulture
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  18. Hooded Wheatear , Oenanthe monacha

    Hooded Wheatear , Oenanthe monacha

    Yesterday I took a photo by the sea in Antalya
    • oguenaydin
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    • bird hooded wheatear oenanthe monacha turkey
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  19. Western Rock Nuthatch ,Sitta neumayer

    Western Rock Nuthatch ,Sitta neumayer

    Western Rock Nuthatch ,Sitta neumayer
    • oguenaydin
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    • sitta neumayer turkey western rock nuthatch
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Britain & Europe
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    DSC_8911.jpg

    Eurasian Jay / Garrulus glandarius
    • SCPALAS
    • Media item
    • garrulus glandarius jay (eurasian) turkey
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  21. Eurasian Nuthatch , Sitta europaea

    Eurasian Nuthatch , Sitta europaea

    Eurasian Nuthatch , Sitta europaea
    • oguenaydin
    • Media item
    • 12dt eurasian nuthatch sitta europaea turkey
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  22. Parasitic Jaeger

    Parasitic Jaeger

    Parasitic Jaeger
    • oguenaydin
    • Media item
    • gulls long-tailed jaeger stercorarius longicaudus turkey
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  23. Rustic Bunting

    Rustic Bunting

    Rustic Bunting
    • oguenaydin
    • Media item
    • emberiza rustica rustic bunting turkey
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  24. T

    Gull Identificiation ???

    Herring Gull? (All photos same gull) 15 December 2020 Istanbul Turkey
  25. Eastern Orphean Warbler

    Eastern Orphean Warbler

    Uzumlu Garden, SW Turkey. Pretty Common in the area we stay at.
    • Bananafishbones
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    • curruca crassirostris eastern orphean warbler sylvia crassirostris turkey
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Middle-East
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