Mihrabat Nature Park japonicum"), green olive tree ("Phillyrea latifolia"), dog-rose ("Rosa canina") and common medlar ("Mespilus germanica"). European ivy ("Hedera helix") is found in the nature as creeper plant. On the hillsides, flowering plants such as stonecrops ("Sedum hispanicum") and ("Sedum spurium"), oleander ("Nerium oleander"), rosemary ("Rosmarinus officinalis") and nandina ("Nandina domestica ")). Observed bird species in the nature park are sparrow, dunnock, common raven, woodpecker and European goldfinch. Other animals found in the park are hare, squirrel, tortoise, lixard. Mihrabat Nature Park Mihrabat Nature Park () is a nature park located on the Asian part in Beykoz district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.
The Mockery Bird The Mockery Bird The Mockery Bird is a humorous novel by Gerald Durrell, published in 1981 by William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd. The book, like the other works of the author, contains a strong environmental message. The story takes place on a (fictitious) tropical island called Zenkali. The island seems to be populated by the most eccentric people who came there from all around the world, along with the two indigenous tribes, the Fangoua and the Ginka. The Ginkas used to worship a dolphin god, while the Fangouas worshipped a strange avian, the Mockery Bird, which was hunted to