ratel (76)memberin Feathered Friends β’ 19 hours agoBirdwatching - 2198 π¦π¦ The brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) Fringilla (lat.) Finch; fi nco (old German) montifringilla lat .: mΕns, montis mountain, mountain range I meet these birds in the forests of my city exclusivelyratel (76)memberin Feathered Friends β’ 2 days agoBirdwatching - 2197 π¦In the neighboring region, in the steppe zone, I constantly see different types of seagulls. Namely, black-headed gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus), and a special local species - Baraba steppe gulls (Larusratel (76)in Amazing nature (AN) β’ 3 days agoLivebearing Lizard π¦The viviparous lizard, or common lizard, (Zootoca vivipara, formerly Lacerta vivipara) Reptiles are known to us from school as oviparous creatures. Their eggs are covered with hard shell membranes on theratel (76)memberin Feathered Friends β’ 4 days agoBirdwatching - 2196 π¦π¦ The yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) Emberiza embritz (Old German) bunting citrinella citrine (lat.) yellow; citrinella (Italian) yellow bird In the forest that is located near the river bank thereratel (76)memberin Feathered Friends β’ 5 days agoBirdwatching - 2195 π¦π¦ The Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus) I don't come across these yellow birds very often. They are usually easiest to spot in the spring, during their mating season. By this time, large flocks break up,ratel (76)memberin Feathered Friends β’ 6 days agoBirdwatching - 2194 π¦π¦ The common whitethroat or greater whitethroat (Curruca communis) Curruca is an unidentified bird name mentioned in the poems of the ancient Roman poet Juvenal communis (lat.) ordinary, common. Unlikeratel (76)memberin Feathered Friends β’ 7 days agoBirdwatching - 2193 π¦π¦ The azure tit (Cyanistes cyanus hyperrhiphaeus) Cyanistes kyaneos (Greek), cyaneus (Latin) dark blue cyanus Greek: kyanos dark blue hyperrhiphaeus Greek: hyperrheΕ to overflow, phaios dark, dull Itratel (76)memberin Feathered Friends β’ 8 days agoBirdwatching - 2192 π¦π¦ The Oriental turtle dove or rufous turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis) Streptopelia Greek: streptos necklace, collar, peleia turtle dove orientalis eastern I am haunted by some strange coincidence.ratel (76)memberin Feathered Friends β’ 9 days agoBirdwatching - 2191 π¦π¦ The Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus) Oriolus oryolus (lat.) oriole [Old French. oryol oriole, aureolus gold] Any birdwatcher and photo hunter understands how difficult it is not only to takeratel (76)memberin Feathered Friends β’ 10 days agoBirdwatching - 2190 π¦π¦ The Eurasian bullfinch, common bullfinch or bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) Pyrrhula (Greek): pyrrhos - red We call these cute little plump birds something like "snower". Apparently this cameratel (76)memberin Feathered Friends β’ 11 days agoBirdwatching - 2189 π¦π¦ The western yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava) Motacilla lat .: mΕto, mΕtare move continuously, -cilla tail (cilla like a tail - only in ornithology, erroneous established name) flava flavus (lat.) yellow,ratel (76)memberin Feathered Friends β’ 12 days agoBirdwatching - 2188 π¦π¦ Pallas's grasshopper warbler (Helopsaltes certhiola), also known as the rusty-rumped warbler> Helopsaltes - ? To be honest, my etymological reference book does not contain such a name; it was obviouslyratel (76)memberin Feathered Friends β’ 13 days agoBirdwatching - 2187 π¦π¦ The black kite (Milvus migrans) Milvus (lat) - kite migrans (lat.) - migrating These scavengers are found everywhere in my city. At first they fly to the nearest forests, this happens in the first daysratel (76)memberin Feathered Friends β’ 14 days agoBirdwatching - 2186 π¦ (+video)π¦ The European robin (Erithacus rubecula) Erithacus erithakos (Greek) unidentified small bird in the works of ancient authors; erythros (Greek, lat.) red rubecula ruber (lat.) red, reddish, rubeculusratel (76)memberin Feathered Friends β’ 15 days agoBirdwatching - 2185 π¦π¦ The common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) Alcedo alcedinis, alcyon, or halcedo, halcedinis (lat.) kingfisher; word "hals" in ancient Greek language meant "sea", along with the word thalassa.ratel (76)memberin Feathered Friends β’ 16 days agoBirdwatching - 2184 π¦π¦ The long-tailed tit or long-tailed bushtit (Aegithalos caudatus) Aegithalos (Greek): tit caudatus (lat.): tailed These cutest birds are called "ladle" by us because of their external resemblanceratel (76)memberin Feathered Friends β’ 17 days agoBirdwatching - 2183 π¦π¦ The European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) Ficedula fi cedulinus (medieval lat.): βA small bird that feeds on figs and turns into a black-headed warbler in winter β(from: Jobling, 2010) hypoleucaratel (76)memberin Feathered Friends β’ 18 days agoBirdwatching - 2182 π¦π¦ The Eurasian wigeon or European wigeon, also known as the widgeon or the wigeon (Mareca penelope) Mareca marreco (port) duck; Marica (Roman mythology) river nymph enelope PΔnΔlΕpΔ, in ancient Greek.ratel (76)memberin Feathered Friends β’ 19 days agoBirdwatching - 2181 π¦π¦ The song thrush (Turdus philomelos) Turdus (lat) - Thrush philomelos - Greek: phileo to love, melos song; philomela nightingale. According to ancient Greek mythology Philomela - the daughter of Pandionratel (76)memberin Feathered Friends β’ 20 days agoBirdwatching - 2180 π¦ (+video)π¦ The common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) Cuculus (lat.) cuckoo canorus (lat.) melodic, musical click to play video These nest parasites appear in the forests and outskirts of my city around the beginning