Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

5 months ago

#Käo (Kägu)
#Tallinn #Kristiine #Tondi #Lilleküla #Linnu
Common #cuckoo, #CuculusCanorus. Breeds in Estonia. Part of the Lilleküla bird-name group of streets. See also #Käopoja.

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Nature #Loodus
#Animal #Loom
#Bird #Lind

Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

5 months ago

#Käopoja (Käopoeg)
#Tallinn #Kristiine #Lilleküla
#Cuckoo #chick, Offshoot of #Käo. Part of the Lilleküla bird-name group of streets. See also #Lagle.

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Nature #Loodus
#Animal #Loom
#Bird #Lind

Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

5 months ago

#Käbliku (Käblik)
#Tallinn #Kristiine #Lilleküla #Linnu
#WinterWren, a #Baltic loan word (bird with the loveliest #Latin name: #TroglodytesTroglodytes!). Breeds in #Estonia. Part of the Lilleküla bird-name group of streets. See also #Käo.

#Nature #Loodus
#Animal #Loom
#Bird #Lind

Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

9 months ago

#Kukulinnu (Kukulind)
#Tallinn #Kristiine #Lilleküla #Linnu
Synonym of #Käo. Also name of a 1970s #kannel (#Estonian #zither) ensemble. Part of the Lilleküla bird-name group of streets. See #Kuldnoka.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#Nature #Loodus
#Animals #Loomad
#Birds #Linnud