Belarus is a country with rich, untouched nature. Having visited this area, each person is simply amazed at the magnificence and diversity of the fauna.
Stork
What are the known birds of Belarus? Let's start the description of birds with the main representative. This bird is a symbol for many Belarusians. Let's talk about the stork. These proud birds of rather large size prefer to nest near residential buildings. Very often, storks make their nests right on the roofs of houses, on poles or on trees.
Both male and female storks have large red beaks, long paws of the same color and sweeping wings with black plumage at the ends. The body of storks is snow-white.
These birds of Belarus feed mainly on invertebrates, for example, worms. Their diet also includes toads, frogs, mice, grasshoppers and even vipers.
The voice of storks is quite loud, but they only give it when they meet a female. The sounds coming from the chicks are more like the meowing of cats.
Black-throated Loon
Another rare bird found in large bodies of water and swamps is the black-throated loon. In the warm season, the feathered one can be recognized by the black plumage of the head, noticeablewhite stripes running on both sides of the neck, as well as small snow-white spots located on the back of the bird. In winter, these birds of Belarus acquire a brownish-gray color, and color changes apply to both females and males.
Loons feed on invertebrates living in the water, as well as small fish.
Nests such birds of Belarus prefer to twist right near the water or on small islands. The voice of the loons is very diverse, but in most cases it resembles female exclamations.
Toadstools - unusual birds of Belarus: photo and description
Four varieties of grebes live in Belarus:
- Small. So named because of its small size. A distinctive feature of these grebes is a small yellow spot on the beak. Birds feed on crustaceans, tadpoles, mollusks and, in some cases, small fish. Little grebes build nests in almost any body of water, regardless of their size and location. You can recognize them by their voice, which sounds smooth and resembles the repetition of the syllable "bree".
- Gray-cheeked. The bird is named so due to the fact that in the warm season its cheeks have a light gray color. Compared to the little grebe, it is much larger in size. Birds feed on insects and larvae that live in the water, as well as tadpoles and small fish. You can meet the nests of gray-cheeked grebes in any reservoirs in which there are reed or cattail thickets. The voice of these birds resembles a pig squeal, but to hear itpossible only during the breeding season.
- Big. This bird can be recognized by the white cheeks and the same neck, as well as by the black and red "whiskers" and black forelocks. Food for large grebes are frogs, tadpoles and insects living in the water. These birds have very interesting nests resembling floating platforms. They weave them in stagnant reservoirs, on which there are reed or cattail thickets. The voice of these toadstools is hoarse, and the sounds are similar to the syllable "ker".
The black-necked grebe differs from other birds of this species in its unusual eye color. They are red with black and gold plumage
These grebes eat small fish, tadpoles and other inhabitants of water bodies.
They nest, like other grebes, in small ponds overgrown with reeds or cattails. It is extremely rare to hear the voice of these birds - it resembles the syllable "bi".
Cormorants
What other known birds of Belarus? Also in this country live large cormorants, the distinguishing features of which are white spots on the sides and head. If you look closely at this bird, you can see a greenish tint on the body plumage of cormorants. They prefer fish as food.
Nests cormorants build on trees, as they are able to fly up to several kilometers in search of food. Less commonly, great cormorants nest on small land islands located in water bodies.
If a person managed to hear the voice of this bird, reminiscent of a croak, then you can be sure that not far fromthis place is a cormorant's nest.
Other birds
Of course, to describe all the birds that live in Belarus, you have to spend a lot of time. Therefore, the above list is far from complete. This country is home to two varieties of swans (mute and screamer), which proudly swim on the surface of small rivers and lakes.
In the forest more common hobby, derbnik, red-footed falcon, peregrine falcon and several varieties of harriers. All birds differ from each other in plumage color and voice.
Conclusion
Now the reader knows the most common birds in Belarus. We have listed the names of these birds. The article also gives a brief description of them.
