Best photos of the month, February 2025.

Willow Ptarmigan | Galina Katanova | 17

Northern Pintail | Alexandr Balaev | 17

Long-tailed Tit | Alexandr Balaev | 16

Smew | Oleg Sheremet | 16

Marsh Tit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Spanish Sparrow | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Eurasian Green Woodpecker | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Eastern Imperial Eagle | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Black Woodpecker | Andrei Kiselev | 14

Tawny Owl | Alexandr Balaev | 14

Tree Sparrow | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Common Kestrel | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 13

Syrian Woodpecker | Andrei Kiselev | 13

Goldcrest | Andrei Kiselev | 13

Northern Bullfinch | Andrei Kiselev | 13

Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Evgeniy Sofronov | 13

Northern Hawk Owl | Galina Katanova | 13

Eurasian Jay | Andrei Petrov | 13

Jack Snipe | Svetlana Medvedeva | 13

Common Raven | Alexandr Balaev | 13

Wood Pigeon | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Common Treecreeper | Andrei Kiselev | 12

Northern Hawk Owl | Galina Katanova | 12

Common Raven | Andrei Petrov | 12

Common Snipe | Svetlana Medvedeva | 12

Eurasian Siskin | Alexandr Balaev | 12

Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker | Alexandr Balaev | 12

White-Backed Woodpecker | Alexandr Balaev | 12

Red-crested Pochard | Dmytro Petrychenko | 12

Meadow Pipit | Dmytro Petrychenko | 12

Common Sparrowhawk | Andrey Mis\'kov | 12

Great Spotted Woodpecker | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 11

Eurasian Blackbird | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 11

Northern Bullfinch | Galina Katanova | 11

Bohemian Waxwing | Galina Katanova | 11

Bohemian Waxwing | Galina Katanova | 11

Rough-legged Buzzard | Andrey Semenov | 11

Merlin | Andrey Semenov | 11

Common Raven | Andrey Semenov | 11

Tawny Owl | Andrey Semenov | 11

Crested Tit | Andrei Petrov | 11

Wood Lark | Vitaliy Butko | 11

Eurasian Siskin | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Eurasian Green Woodpecker | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Eurasian Nuthatch | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Goosander | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Eurasian Goldfinch | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Bohemian Waxwing | Dmytro Petrychenko | 11

Whooper Swan | Dmytro Petrychenko | 11

Northern Pintail | Egor Loboda | 11

Hawfinch | Hlib Koval | 11

Hawfinch | Galina Katanova | 10

Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker | Andrey Semenov | 10

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Igor Dvurekov | 10

Eurasian Siskin | Igor Dvurekov | 10

Water Rail | Igor Sikorsky | 10

Tufted Duck | Vitaliy Butko | 10

Common Chaffinch | Konstantin Farniev | 10

Common Treecreeper | Konstantin Farniev | 10

Black Woodpecker | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Common Treecreeper | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Red-crested Pochard | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Spotted Nutcracker | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Black Woodpecker | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Goldcrest | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Rough-legged Buzzard | Viktor Sevidov | 10

White-Backed Woodpecker | mixail krjukov | 10

Common Sparrowhawk | Dmytro Petrychenko | 10

Little Owl | Natalia Honcharyk | 10

Smew | Natalia Honcharyk | 10

Goosander | Natalia Honcharyk | 10

Redwing | Oksana Makhovska | 10

Brambling | Khasan Zhurtov | 9

Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Evgeniy Sofronov | 9

Eurasian Jay | Galina Katanova | 9

Common Raven | Galina Katanova | 9

Northern Hawk Owl | Mikhail Kalagin | 9

Hooded Crow | Igor Dvurekov | 9

Great Spotted Woodpecker | Igor Dvurekov | 9

Gadwall | Vitaliy Butko | 9

White-Backed Woodpecker | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Northern Bullfinch | Vadim Sinukhin | 9

Caspian Gull | Dmytro Petrychenko | 9

Whooper Swan | Natalia Honcharyk | 9

Red-crested Pochard | Natalia Honcharyk | 9

Peregrine Falcon | Andrey Mis\'kov | 9

Black Woodpecker | Oksana Makhovska | 9

Pygmy Cormorant | Egor Loboda | 9

Peregrine Falcon | Hlib Koval | 9

Great White Egret | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 8

House Sparrow | Andrei Kiselev | 8

Northern Goshawk | Andrei Kiselev | 8

Gadwall | Sergey Shursha | 8

Hawfinch | Evgeniy Sofronov | 8

Northern Hawk Owl | Evgeniy Sofronov | 8

Common Redpoll | Galina Katanova | 8

Great Spotted Woodpecker | Galina Katanova | 8

Willow Tit | Andrey Semenov | 8

Common Teal | Andrey Semenov | 8

Eurasian Jackdaw | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Hooded Crow | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Fieldfare | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Eurasian Blackbird | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Rock Pigeon | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Goosander | Andrei Petrov | 8

Grey Heron | Andrei Petrov | 8

Hoopoe | Svetlana Medvedeva | 8

Crested Tit | Dmitry Erokhin | 8

Common Pochard | Vitaliy Butko | 8

Common Kingfisher | Vitaliy Butko | 8

Common Snipe | Vitaliy Butko | 8

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Vitaliy Butko | 8

Common Pochard | Pavel Blashkin | 8

Coal Tit | Konstantin Farniev | 8

Crested Tit | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Tawny Owl | Sergei Saveika | 8

Long-eared Owl | Vadim Sinukhin | 8

Great Cormorant | Oleg Sheremet | 8

Middle Spotted Woodpecker | Andrey Mis\'kov | 8

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Andrey Mis\'kov | 8

Redwing | Irina Ortik | 8

Red-breasted Merganser | Igor Samokhin | 8

Black-headed Gull | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 7

Smew | Sergey Shursha | 7

White-Backed Woodpecker | Galina Katanova | 7

Willow Tit | Galina Katanova | 7

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Galina Katanova | 7

Goosander | Andrey Semenov | 7

Tufted Duck | Andrey Semenov | 7

Black-headed Gull | Igor Dvurekov | 7

Eurasian Woodcock | Svetlana Medvedeva | 7

Eurasian Blackbird | Dmitry Erokhin | 7

Eurasian Dipper | Dmitry Erokhin | 7

Eurasian Green Woodpecker | Nataliya Pokhodzey | 7

Great White Pelican | Nataliya Pokhodzey | 7

Mediterranean Gull | Vitaliy Butko | 7

Dunnock | Vitaliy Butko | 7

Peregrine Falcon | Vitaliy Butko | 7

Pallas's Gull | Vitaliy Butko | 7

Marsh Tit | Konstantin Farniev | 7

Great Tit | Konstantin Farniev | 7

Blue Tit | Alexandr Balaev | 7

Willow Tit | Alexandr Balaev | 7

Long-tailed Tit | Alexandr Balaev | 7

Eurasian Green Woodpecker | Alexandr Balaev | 7

Hooded Crow | Sergei Saveika | 7

Smew | Sergei Saveika | 7

Little Grebe | Sergei Saveika | 7

Common Pochard | Dmytro Petrychenko | 7

Red-crested Pochard | Dmytro Petrychenko | 7

Greater White-fronted Goose | Dmytro Petrychenko | 7

Great Cormorant | Dmytro Petrychenko | 7

Grey-Headed Woodpecker | Andrey Mis\'kov | 7

Red-breasted Merganser | Andrey Mis\'kov | 7

Little Owl | Irina Ortik | 7

Northern Pintail | Oksana Makhovska | 7

Common Buzzard | Alina Rozhkova | 7