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.
Bird colony (Enantiornithes), in sediments from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Romania. Approximately 13% of all bird species nest colonially. Nesting colonies are very common among seabirds on cliffs and islands. Nearly 95% of seabirds are colonial, leading to the usage, seabird colony, sometimes called a rookery. Many species of terns nest in colonies on the ground. Herons, egrets, storks, and other large waterfowl also nest communally in what are called heronries. Colony nesting may be an evolutionary response to a shortage of safe nesting sites and abundance or unpredictable food sources which are far away from the nest sites. Colony-nesting birds