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Today I planned a small tour to the east (to the Dzhambul region), and there I must go through crocuses .. But to be honest, it's almost half past eleven.

We have crocuses appeared a week ago. Then they were covered with snow. But they are not afraid of snow and even frost. They are the usual guys. Of course, the ones that are healed will no longer look fresh.

We have crocuses appeared a week ago. Then they were covered with snow. But they are not afraid of snow and even frost. They are the usual guys. Of course, those that have bloomed they will no longer look fresh.

Crocus alatavsky (Crocus alatavicus) - our earliest flower. It is most commonly referred to as the snowdrop. It is he who always blooms immediately after the snow melts. Even in summer, following the melting of snowfields and avalanches, it is the first to mark its presence with flowering.

Crocus alatavsky (Crocus alatavicus) - our earliest flower. It is most commonly referred to as the snowdrop. It is he who always blooms immediately after the snow melts. Even in summer, following the melting of snowfields and avalanches, it is the first to mark its presence with flowering.

But those that will bloom after the snow look like

 what happened happened.

But the crocus is a marker. There are a lot of them - whole fields. But here is less noticeable, but no less valuable - Kolpakovsky's iridodictium (Iridodictyum kolpakowskianum).

As soon as the crocuses bloom, I always look for iridodictium among the fields of these primroses.

And yesterday there were already a lot of them.

In general, everyone who is supposed to be has already appeared. Here is the narrow anther rhinopetalum (Rhinopetalum stenantherum).

In general, everyone who is supposed to be has already appeared. Here is the narrow anther rhinopetalum (Rhinopetalum stenantherum).

And this is Severtsov's Corydalis (Corydalis sewerzowii).

And this is the long-legged springweed (Eranthis longistipitata). It is, of course, all low and skinny, but these are the first flowers. I think later we will show them in all their glory.

Well, then there was the Ter-Ashibulak reservoir

There, on the salty shores of Tersa, is the kingdom of Kesselring's crocus (Colchicum kesselringii)

This colchicum is also a snowdrop. It also blooms immediately after the snow melts. And, probably, even before crocuses. There, on the salt marshes, the snow melts earlier.

And there with birds it is already more interesting. There are puddles along the road, but waders have begun to appear. This is the common snipe (Gallinago gallinago), a generally inconspicuous bird. I only saw this one because it was moving. I clicked, wanted to get closer, but frightened off four more that were under my feet.

Immediately a regular of this time is the Kashgar Shrike (Lanius isabellinus).

And the shoveler (Anas clypeata).

And finally, the black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus).

But it's time for Kuyuk. There must be something interesting there too.

As soon as I drove into the gorge, a keklik ran across the road.

It was not very convenient to shoot through the passenger window. But I got it.

But the most interesting thing was waiting for me ahead - the first blooming tulip - straight-legged (Tulipa orthopoda).

Continued 

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