Kimasar gorge. Ile Alatau National Park.

The day was cloudy and snowy in afternoon. I again watched the same Alpine Accentor which I saw in last year December. I'm sure it's the same bird because unlikely there is another absolutely trustful bird. I noticed Accentor when it explored the snow under the spruce-trees for food, and didn't find anything it flew off to the distant spruce-tree. I waited when the other people go out and put the wheat on the compacted snow. Accentor came back about ten minutes later, and actively pecking the wheat for 30-40 minutes. I photographed it so close that sometimes it did not fit into the frame. When I fast moved the Accentor flew off but then making a circle returned to the same location or flew into the lower branches of the next spruce-tree. All the time while I was sitting under the spruce and was shooting the Accentor, about one dozen Magpies were waiting me. And when I departed the Magpies immediately came flying to search the food remains, but found nothing were also peck the wheat. When the Magpies came the Accentor didn't fly out but tried to stay a little bit away from the Magpies group. In addition to Magpies and Accentor I saw also Coal Tits (twice), one of the Tits flew from branch to branch very close to me but I didn't have time to photograph it.

Coming back from the mountains near my home I saw the Peregrine Falcon flying quite a low. But the Falcon already disappeared behind the houses when I was thinking who is it.

1. Alpine Accentor (Prunella collaris rufilata)

2. Alpine Accentor (Prunella collaris rufilata)

3. Black-Billed Magpies (Pica pica bactriana)