Flamingos flock to Turkey's Seyfe Lake

Flamingos flock to Turkey's Seyfe Lake

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Seyfe Lake Bird Sanctuary in Turkey's Central Anatolian province of Kırşehir is welcoming the highest number of flamingos of recent years. Click through for the story in photos. (Photo: İhlas News Agency)
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The lake is under protection within the scope of the Ramsar Convention. (Photo: İhlas News Agency)
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In the lake, flamingos offer a visual feast to visitors as well as cranes, ducks, gulls and garganey birds. (Photo: İhlas News Agency)
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Seyfe Lake Ecology Association President Ömer Çetiner said that the lake was being filled with adequate water thanks to recent rainfalls. (Photo: Anadolu Agency)
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"We can say that there are 40-50 percent more flamingos than the previous years. Of course it will increase gradually, because migration has just begun," Çetiner said. (Photo: İhlas News Agency)
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"In addition, the cranes still continue to live here. We also have the opportunity to see ducks, seagulls, and local birds here,” he added. (Photo: Anadolu Agency)
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Çetiner said birds had difficulty nesting when there is no water inflow from the springs. (Photo: Anadolu Agency)
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But flamingos make nests in the middle of the lake in the form of an inverted vase. (Photo: İhlas News Agency)
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These nests are about 30 to 40 centimeters high and the birds leave their babies here. (Photo: Anadolu Agency)
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The birth of the flamingo babies in the lake can be watched. (Photo: Anadolu Agency)
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