Well, except for singletons and some videos from Tara Tanaka, this is the very end of the queue. I hope it will be remedied soon.
Today’s photos come from UC Davis ecologist Susan Harrison, whose captions are indented. You can enlarge her pictures by clicking on them.
More from Finland: mammals and songbirds
Here are yet more pictures from a May trip to Finland and Norway that was previously featured in posts on Arctic seabirds, other Arctic creatures, and birds of the northeastern Finnish forests.
Today’s post begins with mammals….
My first-ever Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus), in the half-light of 4:00 am in Oulu:
An unbearably adorable Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) defending a prize pine cone:
A Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus) in its summertime brown coat, and a far more nervous-looking one still wearing its conspicuous winter white coat; this species is found only in tundra, taiga, and moorlands of northern Eurasia:
A diminutive Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus), belonging to a genus found only in Eurasia:
A young Eurasian Elk (Alces alces), closely related to our Moose (Alces americanus) rather than to what we call Elk in North America (genus Cervus, which in Europe are called Red Deer):
Next, some colorful songbirds:
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris):
Robin (Erithacus rubecula):
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula):
Siskin (Carduelis spinus):
And finally, some songbirds more remarkable for their elaborate music than for their plumages:
Thrush Nightingale (Luscinia luscinia):
Blyth’s Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum):
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix):
Greatly enjoy the photos from your travels. Thank you for sharing.
Delightful! I especially love that Red Squirrel shot.
Splendid
There are two sets of duplicate pictures! Siskin is wood warbler and thrush nightingale is greenfinch.
Beautiful! How fun it would be to have a Hedgehog amble through our yard. It’s not going to happen, but one can still dream.
Beautifully captured photos Susan! Thanks for sharing these!
It was fun to learn of the Thrush Nightengale. In South America we have Nightengale Thrushs! I wonder how many bird species there are whose names are permutations of other birds’ names?
Very nice. Thanks.
I especially love the Bullfinch. I’ve tried long and hard to photograph that species on my European travels, but mostly without success. I also appreciate the effort that must have gone into getting the Warblers, the Siskin, and the Nightingale. Thank you for sharing all of these.
Relatively short ears on that hare. Could this be an example of Allen’s Rule?
Oh, I LOVE these. To see a hedgehog in person! Great fun. Thanks, as always.