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🦉 The common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)

📚 Phoenicurus Greek: dark red phoinix, oura tail

Spring is the height of the mating season for animals. Experienced and adult birds start it even in late winter, in advance, so that by spring they already have a pair, and young ones are ready only for spring.

And one day at the end of April, when it was already warm, there was no snow and most of the insectivorous birds flew in, I witnessed the mating games of redstarts.

The female sat on a tree and demanded to feed her. At this time, two males carried insects to her and treated her. Thus, the female chose the best of them. After all, she will have to pass on to future offspring the genes of the strongest and most worthy.