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26/10/2022

10 facts about swallows

1. Several interesting facts are connected with swallows. They can be briefly indicated in any report. It will be useful for the child to find out where the name of these birds came from. Lakstiti means "to fly" in Latin. Swallows spend almost their entire lives in flight, so they fully deserve this name.

2. The bird has sharp eyesight, which allows it to hunt insects that crawl along the ground from the air. She navigates in space precisely thanks to her eyes. The urban and rural species have a different nest structure. The first ones twist it in the form of a ball with an entrance hole on the side. Swallow dwellings are attached to rocks or building eaves.

3.And village birds lay out a nest in the form of a deep saucer or hemisphere. The top remains open. The finished dwelling after the death of its creators can pass to the offspring. The nest is so strong that it can withstand 2-3 generations.

4. Adults, like chicks, eat many times a day. They spend about 70% of their lives searching for food and eating it. Although the chicks are considered the most voracious. Some states have made the barn swallow their symbol.

5. In Estonia, these birds are protected, it was depicted on a platinum coin of 100 crowns. Later, more money came out with a similar pattern - silver 10 and 100 crowns. And in Slovenia, the swallow is depicted on a coin with a face value of 2 tolars. In Egypt, the bird was considered a sacred sign of the goddess Isis. She was also revered by other peoples, associating with the goddesses of motherhood.

6. Birds try to hunt in packs. If one of the couple has found food, he squeaks to his spouse. Some signs are associated with swallows.

7. In China, it is considered that after the spring arrival, the bird chooses to build a nest on the roof of the house where the wedding will soon take place. And the number of children in the family that lives there depends on how many chicks the swallows will have.

8. Birds can be fed. But they don't need breadcrumbs or seeds. They only feed on live insects. Rotten fruits and vegetables can be taken out into the yard, midges and flies will flock to them. They will serve as food for swallows.

9. Do not give them live maggots or worms, because of this the birds die.

10. Swallows are small, but very fast. Their study will be interesting for adults and children. It is better for parents to explain to the child that it is not worth spoiling the nests, taking out the chicks from them. This may harm the birds.

26/10/2022

10 facts about swallows

1. The bird builds a nest on the banks and cliffs near water bodies. In soft soil, she digs a tunnel for herself, and if they stumble upon hard ground, they start working again. At the bottom of the burrow, the swallow builds a nest of twigs, its own feathers and down. During the breeding season, the bird lays up to 4 eggs and incubates them for two weeks. And after 25 days, the chicks leave the parental nest.

2. Children are happy to study the world around them in grade 1. The story about the swallow will be interesting to them, because you can watch it in urban conditions. Such birds have a shorter tail, belly and chest completely white. The body length reaches 14.5 cm, and the mass does not exceed 20 g. The city swallow is found in Europe and Asia.

3. Dwellings are located in the crevices of mountains and rocks. But in recent decades, birds prefer to nest under the roofs of houses and outbuildings. The swallow builds a dwelling so that it is completely hidden under a canopy. So it protects it from heat and rain.

4. Village birds are longer, they have a forked tail, a wide beak and pointed wings. The body grows up to 24 cm, but the weight does not exceed 20-25 g. The bird is distinguished by red plumage on the throat and forehead. With the onset of winter, it flies to warmer climes.

5. Swallows are found in Africa, Asia, America and Europe. They live in caves or under the roofs of houses. Every winter they fly away to the southern countries, and in the spring they return to their native nest. His birds build from mud moistened with their saliva, feathers and twigs. The village species is not afraid of people, swallows often fly quite close to a person.

6.Lifestyle
At preschool age, children love to watch animals and birds. They are interested in the way of life and character of swallows. Flocks make long flights to escape from severe cold. But weather conditions can be unfavorable, during such periods, dozens of swallows die. They have little rest and spend most of their lives in the air.

7. Short legs are practically not adapted to walking on the ground. Because of this, birds only descend to search for insects or materials to build a nest. On the ground, swallows move slowly and clumsily. In flight, they are more graceful - they can soar high in the sky or almost above the ground itself.

8. Of the entire family of passerines, swallows are considered one of the fastest. In terms of speed, only swifts are ahead of them. Although both birds are quite similar in appearance. Birds can fly very fast - the maximum speed reaches 120 km / h. Birds have a very beautiful voice. In the warm season, you can hear their singing - chirping is combined with a trill.

9. Swallows eat only insects, the diet includes:
grasshoppers;
crickets;
dragonflies;
beetles;
flies.

10. They catch them in flight or get them on the ground. Birds feed them to their young. They do this by hovering in the air: they fly up to the nest and lay food in the beak for the chicks.

23/10/2022

Вarn swallow

1. The swallow family includes the genus real swallows or killer whales (Hirundo). This genus of birds also includes the widespread Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica). These swallows are distinguished by a completely black color of the back, which sharply contrasts with the light underparts, and the presence of a rusty throat spot and a dark chest girdle, which are absent in other species.

2. Village swallows are found throughout Europe, in western and Central Asia. This species of swallows has been accustomed to man and his home since ancient times. Her attachment to the human home has conditioned our love for her, and in the northern countries people have been taught to consider the arrival of the swallow as the beginning of spring, and the departure as the beginning of a dull autumn.

3. The village swallow builds a nest in the building so that it is covered with a roof from above.

4. The nest looks like a quarter of an empty ball. On average, it takes eight days for one pair to build a nest. Inside the nest are stalks, hair, feathers and other soft materials.

5. Village and city swallows in the European territory are most widespread.

Сity ​​swallow

1. City swallows or funnels (Delichon) - a genus of birds of the swallow family. A distinctive feature of the genus of funnels is the blue-black or black upper side of the body, white chest and neck. The city swallow is distinguished from all other species by a solid white underparts, clearly visible during flight, and a white rump when viewed from above.

2. In the city swallow (funnel), the tail is a blunt fork with short ends; in an adult barn swallow (killer whale), the tail looks like a sharp fork with long ends.

3. The city swallow, or funnel, is noticeably smaller than the village swallow (killer whale). According to Wikipedia, the city has a body length of 12 - 17 cm, a wingspan of 20 - 33 cm, a weight of 18 - 19 g, a village one has a body length of 14.6 - 19.9, a wingspan of 31.8 - 34.3 cm , weight 17 - 20 g.

4. The nests of these birds are also different. In the barn swallow, the nest is open from above and has the shape of a semi-ball or deep saucer. At the city swallow, the nest, attached to the eaves, is closed on all sides; the round inlet is located, as a rule, on the side.

5. City swallows attach their nests outside buildings in close proximity to each other. Barn swallows usually nest inside outbuildings and houses separately from their winged relatives.

23/10/2022

Interesting facts about swallows

1. It is given to swallows to stomp and even accelerate, but they do it with a shuffling, limping gait.

2. They are wary of certain prey; especially insects from the bee family.

3. They always drink on the wing, hover low to drink water.

4. Swallows can create many different calls or songs that are used to express their condition, communicate with other birds of the same species, during the mating season or to raise an alarm when a predator is nearby.

5. A number of European and North American species are distant migrants; in contrast, the western and South African swallows are non-migratory.

6.During the migration period, swallows fly 320 kilometers (200 miles) a day, mostly in daylight, at a speed of 27-35 kilometers per hour (17-22 miles per hour). The maximum flight speed is 55 km/h (35 mph).

7. Reproduction of temperate species is seasonal, while subtropical or tropical species may either be continuous throughout the year or seasonal.

8. In general, males choose a nest site, and then attract a female using a flying song and protect their space.

9. Some swallows make their nests in cavities or burrows, while others build their nests out of mud in sheltered places such as makeshift structures.

10. The testicles of swallows are mostly snow-white, but some may be spotted.

23/10/2022

Interesting facts about swallows

1. Swallows belong to the Hirundininae family, which also includes martins.

2. There are about 83 varieties of swallows in the world.

3. They are found all over the world, with the exception of Antarctica.

4. Swallows live in a wide range. The average lifespan is 3 years in the wild.

5. Swallows come in many shapes, sizes and colors.

6. Their body length is between 10 and 24 centimeters (3.9-9.4 inches) and their weight is between 10-60 grams (0.35-2.12 ounces).

7. The most common swallow insemination is glossy dark blue or green, and plain or striped underparts, often white or rufous.

8. Long pointed wings have nine initial feathers.

9. The long ponytail enhances the ability to maneuver and can also function as a sexual adornment as the tail is often longer in males.

10. The legs are short, and are used for sitting, not for walking, since their front toes are partially connected to the base.

20/10/2022

Interesting facts about nightingales
Interesting facts about nightingales
Fact 1. The famous songbirds nightingales have been popular in Europe and Russia in general since ancient times. They have always been highly valued for the melodic trills that they produce, but people in distant lands can also enjoy their singing, because nightingales usually fly to Africa for wintering. At least most of them.

Fact 2. Unlike most other birds, nightingales never build nests in trees or somewhere high on rocks. Instead, they prefer to build them either directly on the ground, in dense grass, or in thickets of bushes, where it would be difficult for any predator to get through.

Fact 3. Nightingales spend their whole lives in one place, each time after wintering in warm regions, returning to their nest. They can change their place of residence only if the nest is ruined. Moreover, young individuals, when it comes time to build their own dwelling, always settle near the nest of their parents, in which they themselves were born.

Fact 4. Nightingales are known to sing beautifully. But this is not just an innate talent - adult birds begin to teach their chicks to sing when they have just fledged. Moreover, the latter, having matured, continue to imitate the older generation, probably considering them more skilled in singing.

Fact 5. Nightingales usually sing only at night, but there is one exception. After returning to the nest after wintering, these birds first wait up to 5-7 days, simultaneously putting their dwelling in order, after which they begin to look for a mate. To do this, males sing all day long for one and a half to two weeks, mercilessly chasing competitors. Once a mate is found, the nightingale will go into its “normal mode” and will only sing after dusk.

Fact 6. These birds are distinguished by amazing voracity. Feeding mainly on insects, seeds and berries, they can absorb an amount of food equal to 80-90% of their own weight in a day! Just nightingale singing burns a lot of calories, and the birds have to somehow compensate for this energy.

Fact 7. Common nightingales, widespread throughout almost all of Russia, make very long migrations every year. Being migratory birds, they fly to the Congo and other regions of central Africa for the winter, covering a distance of 6000-7000 kilometers. And then the same amount on the way back.

Fact 8. All types of nightingales are small in size, comparable to sparrows. Together with the tail, they usually grow up to 15-17 cm, no more, and these are the largest individuals. There are also smaller ones among them.

Fact 9. During the mating season, females choose males based on their vocal abilities, so the better the male sings, the faster he will find a mate. And since nightingales improve their ability to sing with age, and with constant practice they become able to produce more and more complex trills, the older the male, the more in demand he is.

Fact 10. European nightingales were once brought to Australia by European colonialists, and have taken root perfectly in a new place. Moreover, their Australian population does not fly away for the winter, as it is warm enough here all year round, and there is enough food for the birds.

18/10/2022

Barn swallows are the most widespread of all swallow species — they're found on every continent except Antarctica — but the tiny songbirds are actually threatened in Canada. The population in Canada has decreased by an estimated 76 per cent over the past 40 years.

18/10/2022

The Swallow or Barn Swallow, its full title is a widespread common summer visitor to the United Kingdom. It is a well known bird which is commonly found nesting under the eaves of houses and other suitable places.

18/10/2022

Interesting facts about mammals

Fact 1. Once upon a time there were more different mammals on Earth than now. In the modern world, there are about 5,500 species, but earlier there were about four times as many. Alas, evolution is merciless, and many of them died out long before humanity began to exert its influence on the appearance of the planet. Some simply failed to adapt to the changed conditions, while others became victims of competition.

Fact 2. There is only one cold-blooded mammal on our planet. This is a naked digger, a mouse-sized rodent living underground, and these creatures are unique in many ways. They live 20 times longer than mice (up to 30 years), do not feel pain, are not afraid of high concentrations of carbon dioxide and, with rare exceptions, never have cancer.

Fact 3. Oddly enough, mammals descend from reptiles. What exactly factors led to the fact that evolutionary processes have changed them so much is unknown. But warm-blooded animals are so different from their scaly ancestors that scientists have learned about their origin from reptiles relatively recently.

Fact 4. Man is also a mammal. Moreover, primitive people were covered with wool quite thickly, we are not at all hairy compared to them. However, everything is relative - humans have the same amount of hair per square centimeter of skin as chimpanzees, it's just that our hair is much shorter and thinner, so they generally seem almost invisible.

Fact 5. The most ancient mammals appeared on Earth, according to scientists, about 230,000,000 years ago. For millions of years, they were all very small, and therefore extremely vulnerable to the reptiles that ruled the world. The situation began to gradually change 165,000,000 years ago, when the age of dinosaurs began to end. The last ancient lizards died out 66,000,000 years ago, and since then mammals have occupied a dominant position in the world.

Fact 6. All mammals have some similar features without exception. In the inner ear, hidden in the skull, they have three very small bones connected to the eardrum. In general, all representatives of the class have them, from a person to the aforementioned naked digger.

Fact 7. Marsupial mammals appeared on Earth much earlier than placental ones. They were found on all continents, but died out a long time ago everywhere except Australia, which was the first to break away from the supercontinent Pangea. Therefore, some relic life forms have been preserved there.

Fact 8. Platypuses caused most questions among scientists at one time. These animals, which Europeans met after the discovery of Australia, for a long time could not find a place in the classification. They feed their young with milk, but lay eggs and do not produce live offspring, and a number of signs indicate their relationship with birds. Ultimately, they were still classified as mammals.

Fact 9. All mammals really feed their offspring with milk, which is why they got such a name. But some of them simply don't have ni***es! The aforementioned platypuses, for example. Their milk is secreted from the mammary glands and flows directly through the wool, and the cubs lick it off.

Fact 10. Despite the dominance of dinosaurs that lasted for many millions of years, mammals are still the largest living creatures that have ever existed on Earth. These are blue whales, which, in size and mass, surpass in general any form of life that has ever roamed the land or splashed in the oceans.

16/10/2022

10 interesting facts about swallows

1. Swallow birds belong to the swallow family, to the passerine order.

2. Now swallows can be found all over the globe with the exception of Antarctica and Australia. They easily adapt to environmental conditions and get along well even in an urban environment.

3. The swallow is a bit like a swift, although it is not related to it. The resemblance is given by long wings and a tail.

4. There are 79 species of swallows in the world. The most famous species are coastal, urban and rural.

5. Among themselves, the types of swallows differ in color and the place where they equip their nests.

6. The appearance of the swallow indicates its adaptability to fast flights: narrow wings, a streamlined body and a long tail. The length of the calf ranges from 6-23 cm. The weight varies from 10 to 60 g. All indicators correspond to the characteristics of small birds. The wingspan of a swallow is 30 cm. You can recognize the bird by its traditional dark blue plumage, which casts a metallic sheen in the sun.

7. These birds feed exclusively on insects. The diet includes flies, butterflies, mosquitoes and beetles.

8. The swallow spends 95% of its time in flight and very rarely descends to the ground.

9. The process of feeding these birds is carried out on the fly. And even the swallow feeds her chicks in the air.

10. The average lifespan of a swallow is 4 years. In rare cases - 8 years.

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