The hawk is one of the most dangerous, fastest predators among birds. It got its name because of its rapidity and speed of flight, the word "astr" means "fast", "rapid". Actually, it's a little hard to tell the difference between a hawk and a falcon.
There are more than 16 species in the Lunar family: meadow harrier, field harrier. steppe harrier. marsh harrier, etc.
Meadow harrier arrives in April. Departures are in August-September. It hunts in the open, slowly flying over the selected area rather low above the ground. This predator inhabits meadows, fields, marshy areas, overgrown with shrubs and grass of space.
BIG POAGNY, or CHOMGA, is a species of water birds from the family of reptiles. It's a bird with a thin neck and an elongated straight beak. In spring plumage on the head Chomga grows two dark bunches of feathers, similar to "ears" and a red collar around the neck. In winter, the bird doesn't have these jewels. Interesting fact: Marriage games of the Big Bastards are held in water and have their own strict ritual.
The parole is a stunningly beautiful bird. It's a flight view. Inhabits the edges of thin pine and oak forests, nests also in rural settlements. Nests in hollows of trees, in crevices of wooden and stone buildings. Monogamous. There are 5-8 eggs in the clutch. Feeds on insects and their larvae.
Lysucha is a black duck with a white beak and a white spot on his head. The Bald-coat begins migration in late March and early May in spring and flies away from September to November in autumn. Feeds on sprouts and fruits of aquatic plants - rosary. algae. Coots hunt for river molluscs and small waterfowl insects.
