Anatolian Collection (#6)

Lesser Mouse-eared Bat (Myotis blythii) breeding colony, roosting inside ruined palace, in remote ruined medieval Armenian Turkish city, Ani, Kars Province, Anatolia, Northeastern Turkey, July

Domestic Cattle, herd grazing in high pastures (Yaylasi), Yaylalar Valley, Kaskar Mountains, Pontic Mountains, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Adjacent fields showing cultivated monoculture and flowery fallow field for comparison, Pontic Mountains, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Cattle farming, herd grazing beside river on dry steppe grassland, east of Erzurum, Pontic Mountains, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Shining Primula (Primula amoena) flowering, Ovitdagi Pass, Kaskar Mountains, Pontic Mountains, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Turkish Goldenring (Cordulegaster picta) adult, resting on twig, Pontic Mountains, Anatolia, Turkey, July

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DOG - Anatolian Ridgeback - Guarding / herding goats against Cheetahs Date:

River valley and dam in area currently being heavily dammed, Coruh River Valley (Coruh Nehri), Anatolia, Turkey, July

Dam under construction in area currently being heavily dammed, Coruh River Valley (Coruh Nehri), Anatolia, Turkey, July

Tea (Camellia sinensis) crop, plantation on steep slope, Firtina Valley, Pontic Mountains, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Stormy weather over steppe grassland habitat, eastern side of Cam Pass (Cam Gecidi), Anatolia, Turkey, July

Euxine-Colchic mixed deciduous and coniferous forest habitat, Firtina Valley, Pontic Mountains, Anatolia, Turkey, July

View of unspoilt river valley in area currently being heavily dammed, Coruh River Valley (Coruh Nehri), Anatolia, Turkey, July

Caucasian Cranesbill (Geranium ibericum) flowering, growing on high grazing pasture, Anzar Yayla, Pontic Mountains, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Wild Marjoram (Origanum munzurense) flowering, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Yellow Crown-vetch (Coronilla orientalis) flowering (at 2700m), Ovit Pass, Pontic Mountains, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Alpine Thistle (Cirsium simplex) flowering (at 2500m), Pontic Mountains, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Blue Perennial Cornflower (Centaurea nigrifimbriata) close-up of flower, Pontic Mountains, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Yellow Lousewort (Pedicularis condensata) flowering, Pontic Mountains, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Wild Marjoram (Origanum munzurense) close-up of flowers, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Wetland Speedwell (Veronica oxycarpa) flowering, Kaskar Mountains, Pontic Mountains, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Panonnic Clover (Trifolium panonnicum) flowering, Pontic Mountains, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Pontic Willowherb (Epilobium ponticum) flowering, growing in stream (at 2500m), Pontic Mountains, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Fringed Campion (Silene multifida) flowering, Pontic Mountains, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Celandine Saxifrage (Saxifraga cymbalaria) flowering, Pontic Mountains, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Caucasian Valerian (Valeriana alliarifolia) flowering, growing on high grazing pasture, Anzar Yayla, Pontic Mountains, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Caucasian Stonecrop (Sedum pilosum) flowering, growing on rocks in riverside habitat, Pontic Mountains, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Speedwell (Veronica bozakmanii) flowering, growing in damp ground beside stream (at 2000m), Pontic Mountains, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Orange Poppy (Papaver fugax) flowering, Cam Pass (Cam Gecidi), Anatolia, Turkey, July

Rusty Foxglove (Digitalis ferruginea) flowering, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Purple Larkspur (Consolida orientalis) flowering, growing in cornfield, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Cinquefoil (Potentilla elatior) flowering (at 2000m), Ovit Pass, Pontic Mountains, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Pyrenean Gentian (Gentiana pyrenaica) flowering (at 2700m), Ovit Pass, Pontic Mountains, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Flowery hay meadow with approaching storm, eastern side of Cam Pass (Cam Gecidi) towards Ardahan, Anatolia, Turkey, July

View of flowery hay meadows dominated by Giant Milkwort, with approaching storm, near Ardahan, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Alpine Sainfoin (Hedysarum hedysaroides) flowering, Pontic Mountains, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Flowery hay meadow with Persian Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus rotundifolius ssp)
Flowery hay meadow with Persian Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus rotundifolius ssp. miniatus), eastern side of Cam Pass (Cam Gecidi) towards Ardahan, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Mixed wildflowers, flowering in grassland habitat on high grazing pasture, Anzar Yayla, Pontic Mountains, Anatolia, Turkey, July

White-spotted Sable Moth (Anania funebris) adult, drinking minerals from damp ground, Pontic Mountains, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Pyramidal Bugle (Ajuga pyramidalis) flowering, growing in high alpine pasture, Pontic Mountains, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Giant Bellflower (Campanula latifolia) flowering, Pontic Mountains, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Southern Small White (Pieris mannii) five adults, mud-puddling, drinking minerals from damp ground, Pontic Mountains, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Short-tailed Blue (Everes argiades) adult, drinking at muddy pool, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Old-house Borer (Hylotrupes bajulus) adult, resting on wood in old house, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Scarab Beetle (Hoplia argentea) adult, feeding on umbellifer flowers, Pontic Mountains, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Long-legged Wood Frog (Rana macrocnemis) adult, sitting beside rock at high altitude, Pontic Mountains, Anatolia, Turkey, July

Domestic Cattle, herd, grazing on high pasture, eastern side of Cam Pass (Cam Gecidi), Anatolia, Turkey, July

Armenian Basketflower (Centaurea macrocephala) flowering, eastern side of Cam Pass (Cam Gecidi), Anatolia, Turkey, July

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