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🧡The Tersky Coast of the White Sea Video: andrewbazanov #Russiannature #around_Russia 🟠RCR | Support | Boost

🌸Almond blossom in the streets of Sevastopol, Crimea Video/photo: Ваш Макс из Крыма #around_Russia #Russiannature 🟠 Stay with @learnRCRussian

Аптекарский огород Apothecary's Garden 🌷This is a garden where medicinal plants are grown. 🌷Historically, these were pharmacy gardens established by Peter the Great in the early 1700s to grow herbs for medicines. 🌷Today, it refers to Moscow's oldest botanical garden (founded 1706), now a branch of Moscow State University and a popular park where you can see beautiful flowers, exotic plants, and even a 300-year-old larch tree! Video: moscowmi #brief_and_interesting #Russiannature 🟠RCR | Support | Boost

🤍 Vuoksa River, Leningrad Oblast Video: andrewbazanov #Russiannature #around_Russia 🟠RCR | Support | Boost

🤍🇷🇺Some Russian winter spirit for you (The Valaam Monastery, Karelia) #around_Russia #Russiannature 🟠RCR | Support | Boost

Winter's Little Singers: 10 Surprising Facts About Bullfinches! • Снегирь (снегири) (masc.noun) [sni-geer' (sni-gi-ree)] 🎄That famous red chest? It's a male-only fashion statement! Females sport a lovely, subtler brown plumage. 🎄They're lightweights! An adult bullfinch weighs no more than 30 grams. 🎄Chicks look like mini-adults from the start, except for one thing: their "black cap" grows in later. They're born without it! 🎄Surprisingly tame, they can be quite trusting of humans and are known to be easily tamed. 🎄They're talented mimics! Some bullfinches can learn and whistle several quite complex melodies. 🎄The males are traditionalists when it comes to nesting: building the home is solely the female's prerogative. 🎄Their biggest health risk? Obesity. These birds have absolutely no sense of moderation when it comes to food! 🎄Not all of them are snowbirds! Only the populations from the far north migrate south for winter. Many others stay put year-round. 🎄Sadly, in captivity, bullfinches have a shorter lifespan than in the wild. 🎄Unlike many birds, they are fiercely loyal parents. In the face of danger, they will not abandon their nest and will fight to protect it. 📍Where do they live in Russia? Bullfinches are found throughout the forest zone of Russia – from the western borders all the way to Kamchatka and Sakhalin in the east. Have you ever seen these beauties? #factfile #Russiannature 🟠RCR | Support | Boost

The Amur Forest Cat – Siberia's Elusive Feline Ghost Meet one of the world's most mysterious wildcats: • Амурский лесной кот The Amur forest cat (Prionailurus bengalensis euptilura), 🔻This is a captivating subspecies of the leopard cat found only in the Russian Far East. 🔻Appearance & Nature: This "cute" inhabitant of Siberian taiga is essentially a wild twin of a domestic tabby, but with a fierce, independent spirit. It's a subspecies of the Asian leopard cat, with a thick, greyish-brown coat perfect for camouflage. 🔻The Ultimate Introvert: Dubbed the Red Book mystery, its population size remains unknown. It leads such a secretive, solitary life in the dense forests of Primorye and Priamurye that every photograph of it is considered a rare treasure! 🔻Survival & Threats: An excellent climber and swimmer, it hunts rodents, birds, and fish. Its main threats are habitat loss, forest fires, and accidental trapping. Keeping one as a pet is impossible – their wild instincts are far too strong! 🔻A living symbol of the remote, wild beauty of the Russian Far East, this cat reminds us that some mysteries of nature are still meant to stay hidden. ❄️🐾 #factfile #Russiannature #brief_and_interesting 🟠RCR | Support | Boost

🧡Foros Kant Heights: Crimea Video: alexey_latysh #around_Russia #Russiannature 😎RCR | Support | Boost

The Northern Lights have reached the Moscow region! 🔻In a spectacularly rare event, the aurora borealis was visible even near Moscow last weekend. 🔻The heavenly glow was observed in the Arkhangelsk, Kostroma, and Moscow regions. The sky was also lit up with green and orange light in the Leningrad region. 🔻A stunning natural light show, much further south than usual! Videos, photos: the Internet #Russiannature 😎RCR | Support | Boost

🧡Autumn in Pskov Video: andreybazanov #Russiannature 😎RCR | Support | Boost

🧡A touch of Russian beauty for you Video: juliaruspirit, Sasha Meets Russia #Russiannature #Russianbeauties 😎RCR | Support | Boost

🤎❤️🧡💛Iturup's vibrant autumn. Photos: oktagon #russian_weather #Russiannature 😎RCR | Support | Boost