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Turkey’s Lake Van basin hosts Siberian whooper swans

Turkey's Lake Van basin, which is home to many different bird species, hosts whooper swans from Siberia and northern regions as the weather gets colder.

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Turkey’s Lake Van basin hosts Siberian whooper swans

Noting that most of the swans shelter on the shores of Ercis, Adızel said: "It is a species that migrates to our region to spend the winter. Towards the spring, they head north again. The species, also known as the white goose in the region, is under hunting pressure despite conservation efforts."

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Turkey’s Lake Van basin hosts Siberian whooper swans

Photography enthusiast Meryem Bilgin said the region witnesses a different beauty in every period of the year.

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Turkey’s Lake Van basin hosts Siberian whooper swans

"We came back here a few months ago. We watched and photographed the migration of flamingos. When flamingos migrated, whooper swans came to their places. We wanted to see this beauty. We got very nice images with our friends," she added.