Birds in late autumn

In late October, flying past the phalanx of wild geese, sometimes flit across the river the white wings of gulls, and the lakes hunters still lurk different species of ducks. From north to south road hold some water birds: scoter, long-tailed duck, Gogol, scaup. Sit on the lake holodeyuschie belated loons. Very late in November, completing a flight from the polar tundra swans. The remaining birds are beginning to settle down for the winter. Hazel go deeper into the forest, in bushland near streams, and there, in silence, made to dig out the first fallen snow, digging out from under him juniper berries and seeds. Grouses gather in flocks, sometimes for dozens of birds. At this time, they fly to put in the fields and go into winter forage in the forests of birch and alder thickets. Feed grains, seeds and berries, and when the snows begin to feed on buds of birches. At noon, fly to the edge and the edge of the field and sit high in the trees to feed and bask in the sun, and in the evening hiding in the forest, where he spend the night. Similar to them live grouse. But their flocks are never large. In winter they eat mainly needles, but the snowfall continued to peck lingonberries and cranberries. In the deserted woods remain tits with his companions - pika and nuthatches, woodpeckers decorated with red caps, thieving jays and other wintering birds.