Raspberry (zarinka) - the most numerous birdfrom the family thrush. This big-eyed, curious creature with a reddish breast probably met you in the forests, parks and gardens, where she has been living since early April. And it's impossible to forget her bilberry-like trills, even after hearing only once.
A wonderful soloist in the forest polyphony
The robin bird is considered close to the peoplea relative of a nightingale, thanks to its amazing, silver-like bell, song. From these sonorous iridescent hymns begins the early morning and they end a long, busy day at sunset. Therefore, they called a wonderful bird a zaryonka.
But sometimes her tender tunes are heard and in the transparent summer twilight, then they seem especially magical.
Robin - the bird of passage
In March - April, as soon as there areprotalinki, along with the spring streams, the song of the dawn begins to ring. This means the male flew in to find a place for nesting: in thick bushes, under the roots of trees, and sometimes in hollows. The caring head of the family protects its territory, notifying with singing that the site is busy, and if necessary, it applies force. Later, the female takes the place and the construction of the nest begins.
How to build a nest
Robin is a bird that is not afraid of intimacyhuman dwellings. Therefore, in May, its neat, like small wicker baskets, nests with five or six gently pink, in brown speckled eggs can be found in dense bushes of raspberries in their own garden. The main thing is not to touch them, so as not to frighten away the diligent parents, who in turn incubate the future offspring.
Occurrence of offspring
In two weeks in the clutch will appear tinynaked chicks, which after only 14 days, still not even learning how to fly, will leave the nest. Kids will jump in the grass, dying and puffing at the danger, which they will be warned by parents, vigilantly guarding their brood and continuing to feed it.
But the robin is a bird making two clutches forseason, and therefore, as soon as the breast of the grown chicks becomes bright, the entrance to the parental territory will be ordered by them. For the male zaryanki, the orange breast is the sign of an opponent.
How to keep a robin in captivity
It's not for nothing that this amazing song-teller is so loved to be keptin home. Already on the second day after the capture, the zaynka begins to sing. It's a pretty unpretentious birdie. But the main features of her character can be considered unruly and pugnacious. Therefore, it is not worth keeping a robin in a common cage with other birds. But alone, like most songbirds, the zaynka will delight you all year round with its marvelous trills.
Do not forget that the robin is a bird thatvery fond of swimming. Therefore, at least twice a day change her water. Feed your pets with insects and special mixtures of seeds and grains. Home poultry is pampered and berries (preferably elder).
It should be said that the zarinka is getting used to its feeding person very quickly and willingly takes food from her hands.
The robin bird, the photo of which you see in the article, will surely become your home pet, which even in the winter brings to the house the breath of spring and heat.
