Cannundrums

After visiting Buyukcekmeca Lake my guide, Dogan Bilge, took me to the 25 acre Yildiz Park in Istanbul. It used to be part of the imperial g...

Another new bird I saw near Buyukcekmeca Lake near Istanbul was a pygmy cormorant. It was near the stream with other cormorants, likely grea...

While near a stream which flows into Lake Buyukcekmeca near Istanbul I was with my birding guide, Dogan Bilge, as we watched some birds flyi...

My favorite bird from our recent trip to Turkey and Greece was the black-headed bunting, a lifer for me. I was at an inlet stream to Lake Bu...

Unlike the great reed warbler, my last post, which I got pretty good at spotting, I had a very difficult time seeing Cetti's warbler, an...

On June 22, 2026 we were in Istanbul, Turkey. We'd arrived the evening before at Istanbul Airport, took an hour taxi ride to the city an...

On June 29, 2026 we were with Judy's family in Greece and taking a tour of Delphi (home of the famous Delphic oracle). Judy and I visite...