Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

5 months ago

#Kuldnoka (Kuldnokk)
#Tallinn #Kristiine #Lilleküla #Mooni
#Starling. Both the #kuldnokk, common starling, #SturnusVulgaris and #RoosaKuldnokk, rosy starling, #SRoseus breed in #Estonia. Part of the Lilleküla bird-name group of streets. See also #Kulli.

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

Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

7 months ago

#Raie (Raie)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
Cutting, hewing, chopping trees, lumbering. Temporarily #Ristnoka, crossbill (1959-1960). Previously #Kuldnoka (1925-1959). Fleetingly #Meika (1940). Flappingly #Starenstraße, starlings (1926). Oncely (-1925) #Ivanovi / Ивановская ул.
#NameChanges #Nimemuutused

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