In the Non-Black Earth Zone of Russia, the spring period ends at the end of May, and summer is preparing to take over. At this time, you can see a green wand - a brisk little bird. Among the late migratory birds, she flies to her native lands and spends no more than three months in them. Features of this voiced bird will be discussed in this article.
Description and habits of birds
The green froth (the photo below confirms this fact) has a greenish-brown color of plumage, against which a dirty yellow chest stands out. Its distinguishing feature is a transverse strip of white, located on top of the wing. The length of the bird is about 10 cm, weight can reach 8 g.
The green wand stands out for its sonorous singing, full of sonorous hasty whistles. Some compare bird singing with sounds made by whistling toys for children.
Singing males tirelessly fly from tree to tree, fluttering in their branches. They sing during the daytime during the summer months.
Propagation Features
Green feathers usually settle far from each other, nesting sites of these birds are very large. Among them there are a large number of unoccupied males who can not wait for their females.
A green wand builds a nest resembling a ball of moss and wool. Its nesting places are foundations of abandoned buildings, roadsides, slopes with insignificant grass cover. Sometimes these birds build nests in uprooted stumps, folded boards. They usually contain 5-6 eggs. Chicks, fed by a female and a male, fly away from the nest in mid-July.
The green stick usually finds food high on trees. She feeds her chicks with small insects. The diet of adults consists of beetles, butterflies and flies. The bird hides in the crown of the tree, constantly being in the nest and leaving it only as a last resort.