Rocks and Birds, Dawn Chorus in Kazıklı Ali Canyon

Artist:

Enis Çakar

Niğde, Turkey

Notes:

In Kazıklı Ali Canyon in the Aladağlar, it is the rocks that hold together, sonically and visibly, all the living and non-living beings and objects.

Their companionship with other species is much like that of a kestrel gliding through the air, searching for prey. The rocks serve as carriers and conveyors of sound, much like a stream carries water—richly and generously. They transport sound from one end of the canyon to the other.

How different is the bond between sound and the living beings of Aladağlar compared to other habitats?

An eagle owl (Bubo bubo) hooting 800 meters away must have alerted its prey to danger well in advance. Without dwelling too much on such possibilities, it is clear that the rocks, along with all their companions, have shaped and created a habitat of their own.

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Rocks and Birds, Dawn Chorus in Kazıklı Ali Canyon

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