Best photos of the month, February 2026.

Lammergeier | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Bohemian Waxwing | Andrei Kiselev | 16

Alpine Accentor | Khasan Zhurtov | 16

Pygmy Cormorant | Dmytro Petrychenko | 15

Guldenstadt's Redstart | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Eurasian Dipper | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 14

Pygmy Cormorant | Oleg Sheremet | 14

Azure Tit | Oleg Sheremet | 14

Common Pheasant | Andrey Mis\'kov | 14

Eurasian Blackbird | Andrei Kiselev | 13

Tawny Owl | Oleg Martsun | 13

Northern Goshawk | Dmytro Petrychenko | 13

Guldenstadt's Redstart | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Blue Tit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Golden Eagle | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Cinereous Vulture | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 12

Eurasian Jay | Andrei Kiselev | 12

Black Redstart | Andrei Kiselev | 12

Coal Tit | Dmytro Petrychenko | 12

Pygmy Cormorant | Igor Samokhin | 12

Horned Lark | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 11

Eurasian Linnet | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 11

Common Pheasant | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 11

Eurasian Goldfinch | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 11

Marsh Tit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 11

Blue Tit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 11

Long-tailed Tit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 11

Grey-Headed Woodpecker | Andrei Kiselev | 11

Blue Tit | Andrei Kiselev | 11

Long-tailed Tit | Andrey Semenov | 11

Water Rail | Vladislav Iopek | 11

Common Sparrowhawk | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Ruddy Shelduck | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Smew | Alexandr Balaev | 11

Great Spotted Woodpecker | Alexandr Balaev | 11

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Oleg Sheremet | 11

Middle Spotted Woodpecker | Dmytro Petrychenko | 11

Northern Goshawk | Dmytro Petrychenko | 11

Northern Pintail | Egor Loboda | 11

Pygmy Cormorant | Dmytro Petrychenko | 11

Eurasian Dipper | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 10

Middle Spotted Woodpecker | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 10

Eurasian Blackbird | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 10

Lammergeier | Khasan Zhurtov | 10

Northern Bullfinch | Andrey Semenov | 10

Water Rail | Vladislav Iopek | 10

Northern Pintail | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Long-eared Owl | Alexandr Balaev | 10

Eurasian Wigeon | Dmitriy Solomatin | 10

Eurasian Bittern | Irina Ortik | 10

Ruddy Shelduck | Oksana Makhovska | 10

Marsh Tit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 9

Coal Tit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 9

Great White Egret | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 9

Brambling | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 9

Eurasian Jay | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 9

Eurasian Nuthatch | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 9

Chukar Partridge | Khasan Zhurtov | 9

Lammergeier | Khasan Zhurtov | 9

Mew Gull | Vladislav Iopek | 9

Goosander | Igor Dvurekov | 9

Brambling | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Eurasian Jackdaw | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Black Redstart | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Grey Partridge | Alexandr Balaev | 9

Common Goldeneye | Sergo Travelian | 9

Common Buzzard | Oleg Sheremet | 9

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Oleg Sheremet | 9

Great Cormorant | Oleg Sheremet | 9

Grey-Headed Woodpecker | Oleg Sheremet | 9

Common Buzzard | Dmytro Petrychenko | 9

Black-crowned Night Heron | Natalia Honcharyk | 9

Pygmy Cormorant | Dmytro Petrychenko | 9

Sky Lark | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 8

Smew | Andrei Kiselev | 8

Guldenstadt's Redstart | Khasan Zhurtov | 8

Bohemian Waxwing | Galina Katanova | 8

Northern Hawk Owl | Galina Katanova | 8

Goosander | Elena Koval | 8

White-Backed Woodpecker | Vladislav Iopek | 8

Common Goldeneye | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Goosander | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Black Woodpecker | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Eurasian Nuthatch | Igor Dvurekov | 8

Eurasian Siskin | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Common Kingfisher | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Middle Spotted Woodpecker | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Willow Tit | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Long-tailed Tit | Alexandr Balaev | 8

Slender-billed Gull | Dmitriy Solomatin | 8

Bohemian Waxwing | mixail krjukov | 8

Whooper Swan | Dmytro Petrychenko | 8

Grey Heron | Dmytro Petrychenko | 8

Red-crested Pochard | Natalia Honcharyk | 8

Northern Pintail | Natalia Honcharyk | 8

Eurasian Wigeon | Natalia Honcharyk | 8

Mallard | Andrey Mis\'kov | 8

Rook | Andrey Mis\'kov | 8

Eurasian Jay | Oksana Makhovska | 8

Pygmy Cormorant | Egor Loboda | 8

Eurasian Curlew | Ihor Vietokhin | 8

Great Spotted Woodpecker | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 7

Griffon Vulture | Khasan Zhurtov | 7

Brambling | Khasan Zhurtov | 7

Yellowhammer | Andrey Semenov | 7

Eurasian Nuthatch | Vladislav Iopek | 7

Eurasian Goldfinch | Igor Dvurekov | 7

Herring Gull | Igor Dvurekov | 7

Goosander | Igor Dvurekov | 7

Eurasian Dipper | Igor Dvurekov | 7

Smew | Vitaliy Butko | 7

Common Coot | Alexandr Balaev | 7

Marsh Tit | Alexandr Balaev | 7

Eurasian Goldfinch | Alexandr Balaev | 7

Barnacle Goose | Alexandr Balaev | 7

Rook | Alexandr Balaev | 7

Eurasian Jay | Sergei Saveika | 7

White-Backed Woodpecker | Artem Skiter | 7

Eurasian Dipper | Oleksandr Vikirchak | 7

Common Goldeneye | Oleg Sheremet | 7

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Oleg Sheremet | 7

Red-crested Pochard | Dmytro Petrychenko | 7

Greater Scaup | Dmytro Petrychenko | 7

Northern Pintail | Natalia Honcharyk | 7

Yellowhammer | Oksana Makhovska | 7

Great Cormorant | Egor Loboda | 7

Smew | Ihor Vietokhin | 7