An ornithologist's feed
Ornithologist and bird-book author Anna Evseeva shows life at a field station, her feather collection and how birds migrate, winter and return home to breed.
What it is
The TikTok of Anna Evseeva, a Russian ornithologist who writes books about birds and wildlife. In her pinned video she introduces herself: a biologist trained at Moscow Pedagogical State University, for over ten years a member of the Moscow working group that studies birds of prey, and the author of a thesis on the calls of long-eared owls, which meant wandering village outskirts at night with a voice recorder. She has about 52,000 followers on TikTok and posts several times a week. The videos are in Russian.
Why we picked it
Birds here aren't cute wallpaper; they're a job. "An ordinary day of an ornithologist at a biological station" shows what that job actually involves. There's a video about her feather collection, one about where to study to become an ornithologist, and one about what to do with an injured pigeon. The newest clip is about migration: birds spend more of the year at their wintering grounds, yet still fly back home to raise chicks.
We liked that she answers viewers' questions and lets some of her own life in, including her plan to move to a house outside the city. It makes the feed feel personal. She also runs bird walks and online courses, but on TikTok the focus stays on birds and fieldwork rather than selling. Her books with the Russian publisher MIF include "Птицы в деревне" (Birds in the Village) and "Птицы Камчатки и Командорских островов" (Birds of Kamchatka and the Commander Islands).
Where to start
- The pinned intro: who an ornithologist is and what she does.
- "An ordinary day of an ornithologist at a biological station."
- The feather collection video.
- "Where do you study to become an ornithologist?"
- The latest clip on why birds return home to breed.
Who it's for
People who've started noticing birds on walks and want to know what they're seeing, kids who love animals and their parents, and students thinking about a career in biology. Russian listening skills help; the field footage speaks for itself.
Quick answers
What language is it in? Russian.
Is she really a scientist? Yes. She's a biologist, a member of a raptor research group in Moscow and a published author of bird guides.
Is she anywhere else? Yes, on Instagram and Telegram under the same name, anna.grus.
