Our first full day in Antalya and we decided to spend the
day looking at sites of antiquity and any birds that we may see while looking
at the ruins. We started at Perge, a site predating the Trojan Wars, where
Black-headed Bunting and Spectacled Bulbul were both viewed amongst the remains
of the city.
Spectacled Bulbul
Black-headed Bunting
Next stop was Aspendos, rather less well preserved than
Perge but with a splendid amphitheatre dating to the time of Marcus Aurelius.
Here we also photographed butterflies and dragonflies – simply because they were
there! But we do need to do a bit of research..........later.
Theatre at Aspendos
Spur-thighed Tortoise
Aquaduct
Unidentified Wall butterfly
Unidentified Dragonfly
Unidentified Skipper
There birds were difficult to see as the vegetation was quite
dense.
Last visit of the day was to Side. These ruins are along the
coast, interspersed with the tourist resort. No particular bird sightings here.
Blue Rock Lizard
