Showing posts with label Ukraine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ukraine. Show all posts

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Ukraine Vintage

From a private swap, got 2 really great cards. This one shows an old picture of Rivne city, in western Ukraine. A very old town that has been modernized over the years while still keeping some of the old buildings. Much of them have been destroyed in WWII, according to the sender.

Cute bird - UA


A really cute card showing a Eurasian Bullfinch. Yes, you're watching it for the second time, my 9th official card, and first from Finland, was a great photo of a common bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula). Both Eurasian or Common bullfinch is a correct designation, as this was the first bird in the family to be called bullfinch. It's a common bird all over Europe and most regions of temperate Asia.
Both this card and the one from Finland appears to show a female species, and you're more likely to come across a card showing a female than a male, simply because the male has darker, more discrete colors.

I gotta thank Masha for another beautiful card showing bullfinch, one of the most beautiful Passarines i know.