Who among us has not heard the knocks, hammer on wood irrepressible drummer of our forest - woodpecker. But to recognize the woodpecker can not only by the sound, but also the characteristic cry similar to "ki-ki-ki".
Species of woodpeckers in the nature of a great many more than two hundred and twenty. These include great spotted, black, white, green, White-billed, crested black woodpecker, chestnut, field gold, ruby, Cockade, earth, acorn woodpeckers and others.
Woodpecker - Bird clever. Knocking on wood, he locates the sound of insects and carefully removes them from under the bark. Wood insects, larvae, ants - favorite prey of this bird. In woodpecker is very long (for the birds) language. Why this need him? Woodpecker's not a chatterbox! The language of every corner, he pulls out the insects that bring harm to the tree. It is no wonder it is called the "doctor of the forest."
In April woodpecker opted for any (often slightly bend the) tree and begins to "deal with the construction" - hollowing a nest. Tapping it can tirelessly for several hours a day. But, as the saying goes, "do not have a headache at the woodpecker". The resulting slot has such dimensions: depth - about forty centimeters, a diameter of about twenty. Hollowed-laborer woodpecker hollows, later becoming a haven of other birds.
Great spotted woodpecker - a real handsome. Like a true dandy, in his robe dominates the black-and-white palette, there are red and green tones. The green woodpecker feathers dominated the color green, only the head and the corners of the beak - deep red.
Black Woodpecker - by definition predominantly black. On his head - red forage cap.
"Woodpecker throws her head back and with astonishing speed starts hitting - banging its beak on a tree: tr-rr-rr! - Far resounds loud crack, like a prolonged dry wood creaking. I look at Winged Drummer, look and wonder: his head so quickly teeter back and forth, I was even afraid - as if she had not pulled away from the neck. But woodpecker, apparently, could not care less. He pours one shot after another. That's really true, a natural actor! "
Species of woodpeckers in the nature of a great many more than two hundred and twenty. These include great spotted, black, white, green, White-billed, crested black woodpecker, chestnut, field gold, ruby, Cockade, earth, acorn woodpeckers and others.
Woodpecker - Bird clever. Knocking on wood, he locates the sound of insects and carefully removes them from under the bark. Wood insects, larvae, ants - favorite prey of this bird. In woodpecker is very long (for the birds) language. Why this need him? Woodpecker's not a chatterbox! The language of every corner, he pulls out the insects that bring harm to the tree. It is no wonder it is called the "doctor of the forest."
In April woodpecker opted for any (often slightly bend the) tree and begins to "deal with the construction" - hollowing a nest. Tapping it can tirelessly for several hours a day. But, as the saying goes, "do not have a headache at the woodpecker". The resulting slot has such dimensions: depth - about forty centimeters, a diameter of about twenty. Hollowed-laborer woodpecker hollows, later becoming a haven of other birds.
Great spotted woodpecker - a real handsome. Like a true dandy, in his robe dominates the black-and-white palette, there are red and green tones. The green woodpecker feathers dominated the color green, only the head and the corners of the beak - deep red.
Black Woodpecker - by definition predominantly black. On his head - red forage cap.
"Woodpecker throws her head back and with astonishing speed starts hitting - banging its beak on a tree: tr-rr-rr! - Far resounds loud crack, like a prolonged dry wood creaking. I look at Winged Drummer, look and wonder: his head so quickly teeter back and forth, I was even afraid - as if she had not pulled away from the neck. But woodpecker, apparently, could not care less. He pours one shot after another. That's really true, a natural actor! "