Raspberry is a bird of spring

Raspberry (zaryanka) - the most numerous bird from the family thrush. This big-eyed, curious creature with a reddish breast probably met you in the woods, parks and gardens, where it has been settling 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 by the people as a close relative of the 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 zarynka.

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 appear thawing patches, along with the spring streams, the song of the dawn begins to ring. This means that 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 by singing that the site is busy, and if necessary, it applies force. Later on the place gained by the female arrives and the construction of the nest begins.

How to build a nest

Robin is a bird that does not fear the proximity of human dwellings. Therefore, in May, its neat, similar to 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 off the diligent parents, who in turn incubate the future offspring.

Occurrence of offspring

Two weeks later, tiny naked chicks will appear in the clutch, 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 for a season, 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 singers are so fond of keeping in the house. Already on the second day after the capture, the zaynka begins to sing. It's a pretty unpretentious birdie. But to the main features of her character can be considered intolerance and pugnaciousness. Therefore, it is not worth keeping a robin in a common cage with other birds. But alone, like most singing birds, the zaynka will delight you all year round with its marvelous trills.

Do not forget that the robin is a bird that loves to swim. 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 zarina 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 winter brings to the house the breath of spring and heat.