Image gallery

Moon hangs over the hidden gorge of Demerkazik, in the Taurus Mountains, Turkey

First light on a peak of the Aladag Range, towering at the far end of the gorge

First light begins filtering into the depths of the gorge, birdsong all around

A wary Chukar, &lt;i&gt;Alectoris chukar&lt;/i&gt;, making off among the scree slope

Ibex silhouetted by dawn on the high crags

A Black Redstart, &lt;i&gt;Phoenicurus ochruros&lt;/i&gt;, calls from the rocky valley floor

First light hits the high crags above Demerkazik Gorge

A female Rock Bunting, &lt;i&gt;Emberiza cia&lt;/i&gt;, posing with alpine wildflowers

The high crags - home to Ibex and roost for Martins, Swifts, Doves and Kestrels

Rocky crags near the snowline - home of the rare Snowcock, &lt;i&gt;Tetraogallus caspius&lt;/i&gt;

Delicate life in a harsh landscape - a tine Red-fronted Serin, &lt;i&gt;Serinus pusillus&lt;/i&gt;

Deep in the gorge, a place of echoes

The bells of grazing sheep echo wonderously around the rock walls

Sheep grazing on the high pastures