Live nature. Which birds fall in the fall in warm lands?

People say: "September gathers birds for the journey." And it's not for nothing that they say! Before the cold comes, in many regions of Russia some species of birds leave them. In this article, we will talk about which birds fall in the autumn in warm regions and why, in fact, they do it.

Golden autumn. Who and where flies?

Watching migratory birds in the autumn season is quite interesting. For wintering in warm regions, usually fly cranes, ducks, thrushes, swallows. And among them there is a kind of priority. For example, the first native lands leave Swifts, the last ones are ducks.

In September cranes begin to gather in their flocks. So they are preparing for a long journey. These handsome men say goodbye to us until the spring of their beautiful guttural cry, which is carried so far in this pure autumn air that you are simply amazed!

In early October, geese go on a long journey. About them in the people there is a saying: "Geese on their tail dragging winter-winter, and on the nose - a snow-snowball."

Swallows for wintering fly to the Mediterranean coast. The most desperate of them even fly directly to Africa!

What do you think, what birds fly to the warm regions in the autumn singly? Right! These are vultures, kingfishers, hawks, falcons and cuckoos. However, most migratory birds leave their native lands in packs. For example, ducks generally line up in an oblique row, and geese and cranes fly a wedge.

What will be autumn?

From what birds fall in the autumn in the warm regions, you can predict what it will, in fact, be! Consider this feature on the example of all the same cranes.

• If you see a slow and measured crane flight, autumn promises to be warm.
• Quick and hasty departure - to the early and very cold autumn!

Why do birds fly south in the fall?

It would seem that the answer to this question is as simple as ever. But there it was, friends! Birds leave their native lands not only because of the coming cold weather! After all, if that were the case, then why do winter sparrows and pigeons stay with the person, as well as crows and tits? Are their plumage more dense than the handsome cranes? Of course not! It's not in the cold, but in the food!

Evolution ordered so that sparrows and pigeons adapted to find their own food in garbage cans, garbage dumps and dumps. This "winter" birds are not afraid of either winter or autumn! Birds fly away (photo 1), which feed on only fish, insects and their larvae. After all, staying for the winter in the former lands for them is like death. Until the spring there will be no insects and fish (ponds are covered with ice). Here it is necessary for poor migratory birds to travel from one end of the globe to another, for thousands of kilometers!

Long trip

So, now we, friends, know which birds fall in the autumn in warm regions and, most importantly, what makes them do it! In addition, for their long flight, they spend as much energy as a person on a long trip. Many of us get tired after only a few kilometers, and birds generally have to travel a distance of two thousand kilometers without any stopping! This is a real heroic deed!