Ohakalind, Carduelis carduelis

Ohakalind hõredas lumesajus, Harjumaal.

European Goldfinch in Harjumaa, Estonia.

Saltator maximus, Buff-throated Saltator

Eestikeelse nimeta tangara Sarapiqui orus, Costa Ricas.

Buff-throated Saltator in Sarapiqui valley, Costa Rica.

Eesti 103

Head Vabariigi Aastapäeva! 

It's Independence Day in Estonia - happy 103rd!

Rooruik, Rallus aquaticus

Rooruik on esmakordselt siin blogis, sest tegemist on väga peidulise linnuga, keda õnnestub näha äärmiselt harva. Ning veel haruldasem on teda Eestis kohata talvel (talvituvate ruikade arv jääb vast 10 linnu ringi), kuid just veebruari keskel too isend Harjumaal minu kaamera ette jäi. Foto pole just teab mis šedööver, kuid see oli ainus hetk, kui lind korraks kõrkjate vahelt peaaegu välja astus ja mul üldse õnnestus tüüp kaadrisse saada.   

This is the first photo of water rail in this blog as it's a skulking species that you very rarely see. And it's even rarer to see the bird in Estonia in winter (there are about 10 birds wintering here) but as it happened, this photo was taken in the middle of February in Harjumaa. The photo itself is not a good one but this was the only moment when the rail almost stepped out of the reeds and I got the opportunity to capture it with my camera.

Soorüdi, Calidris alpina sakhalina

Soorüdid (alamliik sakhalina) Sicao märgalal, Taijiangi rahvuspargis, Taiwanis.

Dunlins (subspecies sakhalina) in Sicao wetland, Taijiang National Park, Taiwan.

Musträstas, Turdus merula

Uhke musta (küll veidi lumise) kuuega musträstas Harjumaal.

Common Blackbird with its fancy (and snowy) black suit in Harjumaa, Estonia.

Mainakuldnokk, Acridotheres tristis

Mainakuldnokka peetakse üheks maailma invasiivsemaks linnuliigiks ning Austraalias on lind kuulutatud lausa kõige suuremaks looduslikuks ohuks. Naabermaal Uus-Meremaal, kuhu see kuldnokk asustati ligikaudu 150 aastat tagasi, on läinud paremini, sest Lõunasaare jahe kliima talle väga ei sobi ning ka Põhjasaarel hoiab ta pigem soojemasse põhjaossa. Foto sai tehtud filmidest tuntud Kääbikla vahetus naabruses, Põhjasaarel.

Common myna is considered one of the most invasive bird species in the world and in Australia it was named as the most important natural pest. In the neighboring New Zealand, where the species was introduced some 150 years ago, the things are much better as the cooler temperatures of South Island do not suit myna very well and in the North Island it also prefers the northern, warmer regions. The photo was taken near Hobbiton movie set in North Island.

Rasvatihane, Parus major

Rasvatihane õrnas lumesajus, Harjumaal.

Great tit in light snow in Harjumaa, Estonia.

Palmitangara, Thraupis palmarum

Palmitangara kevadises Sarapiqui orus, Costa Ricas.

Palm tanager in spring in Sarapiqui valley, Costa Rica.

Rohevint, Carduelis chloris

Rohevint Harjumaal.

European Greenfinch in Harjumaa, Estonia.

Väiketüll, Charadrius dubius curonicus

Väiketüll Sicao märgalal, Taijiangi rahvuspargis, Taiwanis.

Little Ringed Plover in Sicao wetland, Taijiang National Park, Taiwan.

Sinitihane, Cyanistes caeruleus

Akrobaat männioksal. Sinitihane Harjumaal.

Acrobat on a pine branch. Eurasian blue tit in Harjumaa, Estonia.

Paradiisipart, Tadorna variegata, Putangitangi

Isane ja...

Male and...

...noor emane paradiisipart mõõna ajal Papanui abajas, Otago poolsaare rannikul, Uus-Meremaal.

...a juvenile female paradise shelduck during low tide in Papanui inlet, by the coast of Otago peninsula, New Zealand.

Tutt-tihane, Lophophanes cristatus

Tutt-tihane Harjumaal.

European Crested Tit in Harjumaa, Estonia.