Turkey - February 2015

Hagia Sophia - Istanbul

Blue Mosque - Istanbul

Yellow-legged Gull - Medelhavstrut - Sárgalábú sirály (Larus michaellis)

Sandwitch Tern – Kentsk tärna – Kenti csér (Sterna sandvicensis)

Yellow-legged Gull - Medelhavstrut - Sárgalábú sirály (Larus michaellis)

Shag - Toppskarv – Üstökös kárókatona (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)

Great Cormorant - Storskarv – Nagy kárókatona (Phalacrocorax carbo)

Yelkouan Shearwater – Medelhavslira – Bukdosó vészmadár (Puffinus yelkouan)

Black-headed Gull - Skrattmås - Dankasirály (Larus ridibundus)

Mediterranean Gull – Svarthuvad mås - Szerecsensirály (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus)

Ankara

Rock Bunting – Klippsparv – Bajszos sármány (Emberiza cia)

Western Rock Nuthatch – Klippnötväcka – Szirti csuszka (Sitta neumayer)

Western Rock Nuthatch – Klippnötväcka – Szirti csuszka (Sitta neumayer)

Western Rock Nuthatch – Klippnötväcka – Szirti csuszka (Sitta neumayer)

Rock Dove - Tamduva - Parlagi galamb (Columba livia)

Corn Bunting - Kornsparv - Sordély (Emberiza calandra)

Calandra Lark - Kalanderlärka - Kalandrapacsirta (Melanocorypha calandra)

White-spectacled Bulbul - Levantbulbyl – Sárgafarú bülbül (Pycnonotus xanthopygos)

Cetti's Warbler - Cettisångare – Berki poszáta (Cettia cetti)

Crested Lark - Tofslärka – Búbos pacsirta (Glareida cristata)

Sardinian Warbler - Sammetshätta – Kucsmás poszáta (Sylvia melanocephala)

Collared Dove - Turkduva – Balkáni gerle (Streptopelia decaocto)

Collared Dove - Turkduva – Balkáni gerle (Streptopelia decaocto)

Laughing Dove - Palmduva – Pálmagerle (Streptopelia senegalensis)

Hare and Collared Doves

During lunch-hour in scool...

Hare

Collared Dove - Turkduva – Balkáni gerle (Streptopelia decaocto)

Collared Dove - Turkduva – Balkáni gerle (Streptopelia decaocto)

Rock Dove - Tamduva - Parlagi galamb (Columba livia)

Goldcrest

Yesterday, I went to Djäkneberget to see the young Moorhens. On my way there, I heard a few Goldcrests in the forest, so I stopped to take some pictures of them.

Goldcrest - Kungsfågel - Sárgafejű királyka (Regulus regulus) F/5.6, 1/160, ISO-1000

Goldcrest - Kungsfågel - Sárgafejű királyka (Regulus regulus) F/5.6, 1/160, ISO-1000

Goldcrest - Kungsfågel - Sárgafejű királyka (Regulus regulus) F/5.6, 1/160, ISO-1000

Goldcrest - Kungsfågel - Sárgafejű királyka (Regulus regulus) F/5.6, 1/400, ISO-1000

Goldcrest - Kungsfågel - Sárgafejű királyka (Regulus regulus) F/5.6, 1/800, ISO-1000

Goldcrest - Kungsfågel - Sárgafejű királyka (Regulus regulus) F/5.6, 1/800, ISO-1000

 Later at Djäkneberget:
The young Moorhens are growing up, but they are still very small.

Moorhen - Rörhöna - Vizityúk (Gallinula chloropus) F/5.6, 1/800, ISO-400

Moorhen - Rörhöna - Vizityúk (Gallinula chloropus) F/5.6, 1/640, ISO-400

House Sparrow - Gråsparv - Házi veréb (Passer domesticus) F/5.6, 1/500, ISO-400

Rock Dove -Tamduva - Parlagi galamb (Columba livia) F/5.6, 1/160, ISO-2000

Red Squirrel - Ekorre - Európai mókus (Sciurus vulgaris) F/5.6, 1/500, ISO-2000

Willow warbler - Lövsångare - Fitiszfüzike (Phylloscopus trochilus) F/5.6, 1/400, ISO-1250

Moorhen - Rörhöna - Vizityúk (Gallinula chloropus) F/5.6, 1/2000, ISO-1250

Great Tit - Talgoxe - Széncinege (Parus major) F/5.6, 1/500, ISO-1250

Just around my school...

Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) 400mm, F/5.6, 1/1600, ISO-200

Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) 400mm, F/5.6, 1/1600, ISO-200

House Martin (Delichon urbicum) 400mm, F/5.6, 1/1600, ISO-200

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 400mm, F/5.6, 1/1250, ISO-200

Rock Dove (Columba livia) 400mm, F/5.6, 1/2000, ISO-200

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) 400mm, F/5.6, 1/1600, ISO-200

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) 400mm, F/5.6, 1/2500, ISO-200

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 400mm, F/5.6, 1/1250, ISO-200

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 400mm, F/5.6, 1/2000, ISO-200

Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) 400mm, F/5.6, 1/2000, ISO-200

Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) 400mm, F/5.6, 1/160, ISO-200

Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus), female 400mm, F/5.6, 1/400, ISO-200

Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus), male 400mm, F/5.6, 1/800, ISO-200