Temple of Artemis

[cafzal]

I was in Ephesus and I couldn't help but smile. This is the a last remaining pillar of the Great Temple:

 

 

Here is a close up of the top:

 

 

[Deirdre]

Aww, how cute!

 

I was in Ephesus too, but it was raining and I didn't want to get too close (the route was pretty trecherous when wet).

[HDoug]

Feeding a chick I assume...

 

Doug

[lapis]

Is that really a pelican up there?

 

Mike

PS: thanks for the nice pictures here (honestly!)

[GeeTee]

To be honest it looks like a stork to me...i'm not an expert but afaik pelicans make their nests near the water and they live in large groups.

Edited July 12, 2008 by GeeTee

[lapis]

Yup, exactly. Real pelicans nest in or at the water. Storks usually nest on top of old chimneys. At least here up north! Whatever that thing is, it might be sitting up there for the last 2000 years.

 

Mike

[cafzal]

I guess I assumed it was a Pelican, but I'm not an expert in birds. Here is a picture of another one a top a byzantine pillar a few blocks away. Its a better picture of the bird.

 

[Bill D]

Cool pictures anyway! Thanks for sharing them

 

Now to go see these places myself, someday...

 

Bill

[GeeTee]

Thats a stork...nice foto...