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Turkey: 3/20/2006 - 4/1/2006 (
Center on Map
)
Solar eclipse - March 29, 2006 Side, Turkey, showing corona
Solar eclipse - March 29, 2006 Side, Turkey, showing corona
Cappadocia Uchisar, The Swiss Cheese City
Cappadocia Fairy Chimney
Cappadocia Early Christian Fresco
Cappadocia Rock That Looks Like a Head
Cappadocia Ilhara Town - Hasan Dagi Mountain in Background
Cappadocia Ilhara Valley
Cappadocia Ilhara Valley Pigeon Houses
Cappadocia, Cappadocia, Selime Village "Star Wars Movie Scene"
Cappadocia, Selime Village "Star Wars Movie Scene"
Cappadocia, Selime Village Ancient Monastery
Cappadocia, Silk Road Caravan Stop (Caravanseri)
Cappadocia, Reed Farm
Anamurium, Phoenician/Roman Ruins
Anamurium, Roman Theater
Total Solar Eclipse - Solar disk prior to first contact
Total Solar Eclipse - first contact
10 minutes later
Total Solar Eclipse - 20 minutes later
30 minutes later
Total Solar Eclipse - still later
moon keeps chugging along
and along...
Total Solar Eclipse - and so on, check out the sunspots
keep clicking, the good part is coming up
Total Solar Eclipse - just a bit longer
Total Solar Eclipse - almost 2nd contact, just a sliver of the sun remains
Total Solar Eclipse - good view of prominences
Total Solar Eclipse, prominences and corona visible
Total Solar Eclipse - The Diamond ring and prominences
Total Solar Eclipse - just after 3rd contact
Total Solar Eclipse - Sun is coming back
Total Solar Eclipse -
Total Solar Eclipse -
Total Solar Eclipse -
moments before 4th contact
after 4th contact
Solar eclipse - March 29, 2006 Side, Turkey, showing corona
Side, Turkey, Before the solar eclipse
Side, Turkey, Before the solar eclipse
Side, Turkey, Before the solar eclipse
Antalya Harbor, lower Dueden Falls
Termessos, Rock Tombs
Termessos, Rock Tombs
Termessos, Rock Tombs
Termessos, Stadium
Olympos Mountains, Beach
Bey Olympos Dagi
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) Male
Spectacled Bulbul (Pycnonotus erythropthalmos)
Eastern Orphean Warbler (
Sylvia crassirostris
)
Cappadocia, Shepherd
Roughtail Rock Agama (
Stelligama stellio
)
Wall Lizard (
Anatololacerta budaki
)
Eurasian Tortoise (
Testudo graeca
)
White Stork (
Ciconia ciconia
)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus choenobaenus)
Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)
Woodlark (Lullula arborea)
Bearded Parrotbill (Panurus biarmicus) Female
Bearded Parrotbill (Panurus biarmicus) Male
Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
Western Rock-Nuthatch (Sitta neumayer)
Asia Minor Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus xanthoprymnus)
Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka)
Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Eurasian Linnet (Linaria cannabina) Female
Eurasian Linnet (Linaria cannabina) Male
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe melanoleuca)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
A two week trip to Cappadoccia and Turkish Rivera featuring a total solar eclipse in Side on March 29, 2006.
Sites Visited - Click on a link to read the blog!
Göreme, Turkey (3/20/2006)
Ilhara Valley, Turkey (3/22/2006)
Sultan's Marsh Bird Paradise, Turkey (3/23/2006)
Göksu Delta, Turkey (3/25/2006)
Anamurium, Turkey (3/27/2006)
Side, Turkey (3/29/2006)
Antalya, Turkey (3/30/2006)
Antalya, Turkey (3/31/2006)
Termessos, Turkey (3/31/2006)
Olympos Mountains National Park, Turkey (4/1/2006)
Species Recorded (110)
Birds ( 103 )
Old World Tree Warblers ( Phylloscopidae )
Common Chiffchaff -
Phylloscopus collybita
Wood Warbler -
Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Little Grebe -
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Eurasian Sparrowhawk -
Accipiter nisus
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier -
Circus aeruginosus
Hen Harrier -
Circus cyaneus
Montagu's Harrier -
Circus pygargus
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Gray Heron -
Ardea cinerea
Little Egret -
Egretta garzetta
Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
Eurasian Spoonbill -
Platalea leucorodia
Storks ( Ciconiidae )
White Stork -
Ciconia ciconia
Flamingos ( Phoenicopteridae )
Greater Flamingo -
Phoenicopterus roseus
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Green-winged Teal -
Anas crecca
Whooper Swan -
Cygnus cygnus
Eurasian Wigeon -
Mareca penelope
Red-crested Pochard -
Netta rufina
Northern Shoveler -
Spatula clypeata
Cinnamon Teal -
Spatula cyanoptera
Garganey -
Spatula querquedula
Ruddy Shelduck -
Tadorna ferruginea
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Rough-legged Hawk -
Buteo lagopus
Long-legged Buzzard -
Buteo rufinus
Lesser Spotted Eagle -
Clanga pomarina
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Lesser Kestrel -
Falco naumanni
Eurasian Hobby -
Falco subbuteo
Eurasian Kestrel -
Falco tinnunculus
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
Eurasian Coot -
Fulica atra
Eurasian Moorhen -
Gallinula chloropus
Cranes ( Gruidae )
Common Crane -
Grus grus
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Little Ringed Plover -
Thinornis dubius
Spur-winged Lapwing -
Vanellus spinosus
Northern Lapwing -
Vanellus vanellus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Ruff -
Calidris pugnax
Black-tailed Godwit -
Limosa limosa
Jack Snipe -
Lymnocryptes minimus
Green Sandpiper -
Tringa ochropus
Marsh Sandpiper -
Tringa stagnatilis
Common Redshank -
Tringa totanus
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Slender-billed Gull -
Chroicocephalus genei
Black-headed Gull -
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
Laughing Dove -
Spilopelia senegalensis
Eurasian Collared-Dove -
Streptopelia decaocto
Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Little Owl -
Athene noctua
European Scops-Owl -
Otus scops
Swifts ( Apodidae )
Common Swift -
Apus apus
Alpine Swift -
Tachymarptis melba
Hoopoes ( Upupidae )
Eurasian Hoopoe -
Upupa epops
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Syrian Woodpecker -
Dendrocopos syriacus
Larks ( Alaudidae )
Eurasian Skylark -
Alauda arvensis
Turkestan Short-toed Lark -
Alaudala heinei
Crested Lark -
Galerida cristata
Wood Lark -
Lullula arborea
Calandra Lark -
Melanocorypha calandra
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Western House-Martin -
Delichon urbicum
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
Bulbuls ( Pycnonotidae )
White-spectacled Bulbul -
Pycnonotus xanthopygos
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Carrion Crow -
Corvus corone
Eurasian Jay -
Garrulus glandarius
Eurasian Magpie -
Pica pica
Chickadees and Titmice ( Paridae )
Great Tit -
Parus major
Coal Tit -
Periparus ater
Sombre Tit -
Poecile lugubris
Bushtits ( Aegithalidae )
Long-tailed Tit -
Aegithalos caudatus
Nuthatches ( Sittidae )
Eurasian Nuthatch -
Sitta europaea
Krueper's Nuthatch -
Sitta krueperi
Western Rock Nuthatch -
Sitta neumayer
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
Sedge Warbler -
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Greater Whitethroat -
Curruca communis
Eastern Orphean Warbler -
Curruca crassirostris
Lesser Whitethroat -
Curruca curruca
Sardinian Warbler -
Curruca melanocephala
Rueppell's Warbler -
Curruca ruppeli
Bearded Reedling -
Panurus biarmicus
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
European Robin -
Erithacus rubecula
Common Nightingale -
Luscinia megarhynchos
Isabelline Wheatear -
Oenanthe isabellina
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear -
Oenanthe melanoleuca
Northern Wheatear -
Oenanthe oenanthe
Pied Wheatear -
Oenanthe pleschanka
Black Redstart -
Phoenicurus ochruros
Eurasian Blackbird -
Turdus merula
Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
Water Pipit -
Anthus spinoletta
Tree Pipit -
Anthus trivialis
White Wagtail -
Motacilla alba
Western Yellow Wagtail -
Motacilla flava
Shrikes ( Laniidae )
Woodchat Shrike -
Lanius senator
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
European Starling -
Sturnus vulgaris
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Cretzschmar's Bunting -
Emberiza caesia
Corn Bunting -
Emberiza calandra
Rock Bunting -
Emberiza cia
Reed Bunting -
Emberiza schoeniclus
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
European Goldfinch -
Carduelis carduelis
European Greenfinch -
Chloris chloris
Common Chaffinch -
Fringilla coelebs
Eurasian Linnet -
Linaria cannabina
European Serin -
Serinus serinus
Eurasian Siskin -
Spinus spinus
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
Spanish Sparrow -
Passer hispaniolensis
Eurasian Tree Sparrow -
Passer montanus
Rock Petronia -
Petronia petronia
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