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Birdwatching - 3176π¦
π¦ The common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) Emberiza embritz (Old German) bunting schoeniclus skhoinos (Greek) reed; reeds; -cola (lat.) inhabitant; skhoiniklos (Greek) a small coastal bird mentioned
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SMaP 239 - Free Theme (Woodpeckers)
As always, I want to thank @nelinoeva for the competition. You can read the rules and announcement here - This week's topic is -FREE THEME How about woodpeckers? Three-toed Woodpecker I rarely encounter
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Birdwatching - 3175π¦
π¦ The olive-backed pipit (Anthus hodgsoni) Anthus (ancient Greek mythology) Anthus, son of Hippodamia, turned into a bird hodgsoni Brian Houghton Hodgson (1800β1894) diplomat, orientalist, naturalist,
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Birdwatching - 3174π¦
π¦ The black kite (Milvus migrans) Milvus (lat) - kite migrans (lat.) - migrating Kites can soar for long periods without flapping their wings, which suits their nature perfectly: they're slow and don't
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Birdwatching - 3173π¦
π¦ The common tern (Sterna hirundo) Sterna stearn, starn (Old English) tern hirundo (Latin) swallow These graceful, sharp-bodied birds emerge in early to mid-May. They nest on sandy and pebble spits and
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Birdwatching - 3172π¦
π¦ The brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) Fringilla (lat.) Finch; fi nco (old German) montifringilla lat .: mΕns, montis mountain, mountain range This bird is slightly larger than its closest relative,
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SMaP 238 - Flock
As always, I want to thank @nelinoeva for the competition. You can read the rules and announcement here - This week's topic is -FLOCK Redshank I encountered a flock of these Pinocchios on a lake at the
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Birdwatching - 3171π¦
π¦ The bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) Luscinia (lat.) Nightingale svecica suecicus (lat.) Swedish; the name svecica, according to the history of the description, is not a toponym, but is given for the color
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Birdwatching - 3170π¦
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) hypoleuca
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SMaP 237 - Birds and food
As always, I want to thank @nelinoeva for the competition. You can read the rules and announcement here - This week's topic is - BIRDS AND FOOD Nutcracker One of my favorite photos, which literally personifies
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Birdwatching - 3169π¦
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 obviously
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Birdwatching - 3168π¦
π¦ The common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) Carpodacus Greek: karpos fruit, daknΕ to bite erythrinus erythros (Greek, lat.) red These birds arrive around mid-May or a little earlier, essentially the
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Birdwatching - 3167π¦
π¦ The great tit (Parus major) Parus (lat.) Tit major (lat.) large Now you can see how there are more and more of these birds in the city courtyards. I can't keep up with refilling my feeder, literally
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Birdwatching - 3166π¦
π¦ The white wagtail (Motacilla alba) Motacilla lat .: mΕto, mΕtare move continuously, -cilla tail (cilla like a tail - only in ornithology, erroneous established name) alba (lat.) white Despite the love
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Birdwatching - 3165π¦
π¦ The fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) Turdus (lat) - Thrush pilaris the etymology is mysterious, although it is now believed that pilaris in later Latin means simply thrush (Jobling, 2017). However, since
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SMaP 236 - Free Theme (Wintering birds)
As always, I want to thank @nelinoeva for the competition. You can read the rules and announcement here - This week's topic is - FREE THEME I decided to show you the wintering birds that can most often
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Birdwatching - 3164π¦
π¦ The Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus) Spinus spinos (Greek) unidentified bird mentioned Aristotle and other ancient Greek. authors. I meet these inhabitants of coniferous forests in the spring. They seem
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Birdwatching - 3163π¦
π¦ The citrine wagtail (Motacilla citreola) Motacilla lat .: mΕto, mΕtare move continuously, -cilla tail (cilla like a tail - only in ornithology, erroneous established name) citreola lat .: citrus, citreus
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Birdwatching - 3162π¦
π¦ The redwing (Turdus iliacus) Turdus (Latin) thrush iliacus ilia (lat.) sides, iliacus with sides (i.e. with red sides) This species of thrush is migratory, and flies back to the nesting areas early,
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Birdwatching - 3161π¦
π¦ The Eurasian wryneck or northern wryneck (Jynx torquilla) Jynx iynx, iyngis (Greek, Lat.) wryneck ; Iynga in ancient Greek. mythology, a beautiful nymph, the daughter of the god of the forest Pan and
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