Squirrels in the Sosnovka park | April 2014

The Sosnovka park is the forest area in the north of Saint Petersburg. It’s a home not only for different types of birds but also for red squirrels. And spring is a great time to observe red squirrels as they change the colour of their fur.

Red squirrels in the Sosnovka park are almost tame, they aren’t afraid of humans and are used to them. They know that humans come here to feed birds and squirrels and that they would bring nuts with them. So it was quite easy to find squirrels and take photos of them.
1. The squirrel with enormous and magnificent ears.

Birdwatching in the Sosnovka park | March 2014

“You’re someone who took up birds in the first place because they fired your imagination; they fascinated you because they seemed of all created beings the nearest to pure spirit — those little creatures with a normal temperature of 125 degrees. ‘That goldcrest, with a stomach no bigger than a bean, flies across the North Sea!‘” J.D. Salinger

One day many years ago I discovered a passion for birdwatching. I didn’t know back then what “birdwatching” was, but I found watching local birds rather fascinating. And when you do it with a camera it somehow resembles hunting, but without hurting any one of them (it’s a really strange example but anyway). Because birds move all the time, you need the patience to wait for them to appear and then you have to take photos quickly in a second before they fly away.
Sosnovka park is a rather large forest in the north of Saint Petersburg. It’s a great place for watching local birds, especially in spring.

1. Blue Tit