Wildlife : Birdwatching - 1546 🐦

🦉 The European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)

📚 Ficedula fi cedulinus (medieval lat.): “A small bird that feeds on figs and turns into a black-headed warbler in winter ”(from: Jobling, 2010)
📚 hypoleuca hypoleucos Greek: hypo below, a little, leukos white, hypoleukos whitish

This bird arrives in late April or early May, depending on the weather. At this time, insects are already awakening and appearing in the forests. However, it is worth saying that at this time the weather can be unpredictable, and warm weather can suddenly change to cold and even snow. In such weather, not all insects hide. And that is why this insectivorous bird is forced to eat what it has. Namely, even those insects that other insectivorous birds do not eat, such as stink bugs.

I am also surprised by the fact that the bird always returns exactly to the place where it nested last year. Seeing this bird in the forest, you can be sure that next year you will meet it in this place.