Oriental Honey-buzzard - Ömer Faruk Durdu
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Girnavas Nusaybin
Mardin, Türkiye
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Map Coordinates: 37.1052324, 41.2305093
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Observation details

First I saw a predator harassed by magpies from about 60 meters away. When I began to photograph and saw the bird's dark eye, I began to suspect its species. It was perched on the lower branches of a withered tree in the orchard with vines. I entered the garden and slowly approached the bird. Finally, I began to photograph the bird from a distance of about 15 meters. The darkness of its eye and the black spots on its throat indicated that it was a crested honey buzzard. The bird was constantly harassed by 4 magpies. After watching for about 10 minutes, the bird got tired of the harassment and flew away from the area.

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