Almaty. Republic Square.

Afternoon isn't a good time to watch the birds. Really birds are not a lot. But there are many birds on some places. Birds fed under the trees when last years leaves lie on ground. A lot of different finches. Mainly Chaffinches, some less Bramblings and Greenfinches. All these birds sing active but Chaffinches and Bramblings wash in pools also.

Today's main meeting is Red Crossbills. It's a good that Crossbills are not so scary as other birds. And it's good that today afternoon is sunny. So by these two causes I could make some photos. Crossbills were fed last years friuts of crabs mainly on trees. But one female weae fed on the ground. Crossbills picked off fruit and further nipped them. Possible these birds are from Tien Shan race. The bills of this race birds aren't massive. Birds have seemed to me less size than birds I saw in the winter in Astana.