| |
Storks visit Southtwest Turkey– these large and striking birds can often be seen following tractors in the |
|
| |
fields, looking for food, and their large, untidy nests are perched on top of chimneys and telephone poles in many villages. |
|
| |
Many other species of bird are found here too, especially in the wetland areas around Koycegiz Lake and Gokova.Birds that we |
|
| |
often see during our trips include kingfishers, herons, hoopoes, egrets, cormorants and buzzards. |
|
| |
There are also numerous wild mammals in this region, such as hedgehogs, foxes, badgers and wild boar, |
|
| |
although these tend to be more difficult to spot than birds. |
|
| |
We often see squirrels darting up the pine trees, and you may come across porcupine quills on the forest floor, |
| |
though you probably won’t see the creatures themselves as they are nocturnal. |
|
|
