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Nature has come alive in Sarikamis, a district of Kars in eastern Türkiye located at an elevation of 2,150 meters and counted among the country’s highest settlements, following recent rainfall.
The district is surrounded by Scots pine forests, which provide a breeding ground and habitat for numerous wild animals throughout the year.
Harun Hayali Public Park, located in the Inonu Neighborhood in the district center, has been filled with the activity of red squirrels after the rain.
The squirrels played on the tree trunks, moving across the park with quick and agile steps and drawing the attention of passersby.
They also leaped from branch to branch, using the tall pines as a playground as they moved between the trees.
Some of the animals sat on branches and gnawed on pinecones, a common food source for squirrels in the Scots pine forests of the region.
Elsewhere in the district, a hungry red fox was spotted in the meadow area of Yagbasan village as it tried to hunt.
The sightings show how the forests, parks, and meadows around Sarikamis continue to serve as living space for wildlife in one of the highest and coldest parts of the country.
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