![A rabbit is seen at Akdamar island in Lake Van in Turkey [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018_3-29-Spring-arrives-at-historical-Akdamar-Island20180329_2_29518697_32178995.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "Spring arrives at historical Akdamar Island")
A rabbit is seen at Akdamar island in Lake Van in Turkey [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]
![A bird is seen at Akdamar island in Lake Van in Turkey [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018_3-29-Spring-arrives-at-historical-Akdamar-Island20180329_2_29518697_32178998.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "Spring arrives at historical Akdamar Island")
A bird is seen at Akdamar island in Lake Van in Turkey [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]
![Hawks are seen at Akdamar island in Lake Van in Turkey [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018_3-29-Spring-arrives-at-historical-Akdamar-Island20180329_2_29518697_32179000.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "Spring arrives at historical Akdamar Island")
Hawks are seen at Akdamar island in Lake Van in Turkey [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]
![A baby hawk is seen at the Akdamar island in Lake Van in Turkey [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018_3-29-Spring-arrives-at-historical-Akdamar-Island20180329_2_29518697_32179003.jpg?w=1196&h=797&ssl=1 "Spring arrives at historical Akdamar Island")
A baby hawk is seen at the Akdamar island in Lake Van in Turkey [Ali İhsan Öztürk/Anadolu Agency]