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Patrick Lam :tinoflag:
@va2lam@mastodon.nz

Moving onwards to Estonia, here are some non-nature pictures from my visit to Tartu for a research collaboration back in May. Though, sadly, the process of doing my research isn't that photogenic.

Tartu Cathedral didn't have a good time in the past, though I couldn't quickly find out when (Wikipedia isn't so clear). I'm sure the museum would have told me. Anyway, currently: brick walls and windows, but no roof. At least one part of the building still is a proper building, though. An old yet renovated looking red brick building with windows and roofs. Devil's Bridge in Tartu runs over a gorge, with trees everywhere and a crest in the middle. "MAX RELAX" says graffiti (blue wolf-like creatures) on a small wooden cylindrical tower.
Patrick Lam :tinoflag:
@va2lam@mastodon.nz

There were some good pictures from a visit to Zealandia in 2023. I read that they're getting more takahΔ“! #birdsNZ #birds

Saddleback/tΔ«eke foraging in the underbrush for bugs presumably. It is mostly black but has red wattles at its cheeks and also (hence the name) brown/red "saddles" on its shoulders/wings. One of the takahΔ“ that used to live at Zealandia. It's a plump borb with blue and green feathers and a red beak. Seems pretty striking, but I've read that it just disappears in the tussock somehow. North Island robin/toutouwai is a grey bird with white chest and a small beak. Looks like it's posed to get going any time now. A very non-taxidermied kākā munches on some parrot food perched on a branch.