Birdwatching - 1997 🐦

🦉 The tree pipit (Anthus trivialis)

• Anthus (ancient Greek mythology) Antus, son of Hippodamia, turned into a bird
• Trivialis (lat.) common, simple, banal

White wagtails are familiar to everyone. and this is her forest brother. They arrive at the end of April when there is no longer snow and there are insects on which they feed. It is very interesting to observe the mating behavior of the male. He begins to sing a song while sitting on a branch, then flies up, uttering trills, and smoothly flies down with open wings to finish the song.

These birds spend their entire lives in the lower tier of the forest, roaming the ground in search of insects. This is where they build their nest. Sometimes you can see how these birds walk with their tails swinging, just like their urban relative, the white wagtail.