Migratory Birds Flock to Turkey Despite Freezing Temperatures
Published January 26th, 2021 - 06:48 GMT
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The bird species include migratory birds that choose to spend the winter here.
Mount Ararat National Park in eastern Turkey continues to host various bird species in the winter, despite the extremely cold temperatures.
The national wildlife park in Agri province includes Turkey’s highest mountain, Mount Ararat, with a height of 5,137 meters (over 16,853 feet) and a vast surrounding area of 88,000 hectares (over 217,452 acres).
The bird species include migratory birds that choose to spend the winter here.
Pochard ducks, grey herons, Eurasian coots, Eurasian teals, common moorhens, grebes, long-legged buzzards, marsh harriers and Great Cormorants particularly enjoy the park’s wetlands.