**** Weekly Wildlife Thread 10-5 to 10-10 ****

It's Saturday in Istanbul, so we all can post! According to this website,

http://www.fatbirder.com/links_geo/middle_east/turkey.html

"Turkey is considered by many to be the best country for birds and birding in Europe."

To post your pics, please reply to THIS post and change the title. Otherwise, in threaded mode, your post will appear to be a comment to another's post. We don't want to overlook your pics! Threaded mode lists posts in a hierarchy which is ideal for viewing threads like this one.

Try to limit pics to three or so and identify subjects if possible. It would be nice if you would provide location and other info others might find interesting. And do comment on others' pics if so moved. Everyone is welcome to participate with any camera, any time. Lurkers and new members please join in.

When out viewing and photographing wildlife, I want all of you to be safe. I also want the wildlife to remain safe and minimally impacted by our presence.

Some links you might be of interest:

American Birding Association http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html

North American Nature Photography Association http://www.nanpa.org/docs/NANPA-Ethical-Practices.pdf

Upcoming Birding events: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/page.aspx?pid=2452

Here's a Sunday Morning segment on birding: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50147664n&tag=api

Oriental Bird Club http://orientalbirdclub.org/news/