Astana.

The weather in Astana is murky and snowy. The birches and viburnums are not croped by birds. Rare can to see Pigeon has fed not on ground but in Astana Pigeons eat berries from trees. There are little birds (Siskins, Redpolls) on the birches in north Kazakhstan towns. Last winter I photographed on birches both Siskins and Redpolls. Today I have observed trees carefully and have seen two Siskins and later have met the flock of Red Crossbills. Crossbills are some larger than sparrows therefore I have took heed of them. In first I have seen only grey-grennish females and have thought that it may be common Greenfinch. But later have seen reddish males also. One Crossbills have ate birch catkins other have pecked pine-cones. They have sat very close and have not took heed of me. Then Crossbills have flew to the viburnum. They have sat so close as I have looked them curved beacks.