The weather wasn't great for going for a walk, but we saw something between the showers.
Blue rock thrush
Blauwe rotslijster
Monticola solitarius
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 400, distance 31.8 m
The photo shows a Blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Muscicapidae. The photo was taken at Municipality of Viannos, Region of Crete, Greece at 09:47 on Friday March 20, 2026.
Common chaffinch ♂
Vink
Fringilla coelebs
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 320, distance 10.9 m
The photo shows a Common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Fringillidae. The photo was taken at Tertsa, Municipality of Viannos, Region of Crete, Greece at 10:21 on Friday March 20, 2026.
Narrow-leaved bugloss
Echium angustifolium
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 500, distance 9.06 m
The photo shows a Narrow-leaved bugloss (Echium angustifolium). It is a plant in the order Boraginales and the family Boraginaceae. The photo was taken at Tertsa, Municipality of Viannos, Region of Crete, Greece at 10:34 on Friday March 20, 2026.
Chukar partridge
Aziatische steenpatrijs
Alectoris chukar
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 800, distance 34.9 m
The photo shows a Chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar). It is a bird in the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae. The photo was taken at Municipality of Viannos, Region of Crete, Greece at 10:38 on Friday March 20, 2026.