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| The Swallow |
The swallows are easily spotted. You have surely often seen these graceful black and white birds. Swallows are one of the greatest migrants of our skies. Depending on species, they fly thousands of miles to spend the winter in Africa, Asia, and South America. Remember : one swallow doesn't make a summer! ;)
One of the most popular birds - little joyful sparrow!
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| The House Sparrow |
This bird is found in most parts of the world and is strongly associated with human habitations. It can live in urban or rural settings. This small bird has a length of 16 centimetres and weighs 24–39.5 grams. Females and young birds are coloured pale brown and grey, and males have brighter black, white, and brown markings. The House Sparrow eats mostly seeds, weeds and insects, The predators of the House Sparrow include, among others, domestic cats, hawks and owls.
Our next bird is a lovely colourful bird - the Blue Tit.
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| The Blue Tit |
The Blue Tit is about 11 cm long. It is widespread in Europe and western Asia. As it is a resident bird (it doesn't migrate), remember to feed Tits in winter! You can build or buy a bird feeder, which you can fill with grains, seeds and pork fat.
Vocabulary:
feed - karmić
trilling - śpiew (ptaków)
herald - zwiastować
common, popular - popularny
easily spotted - łatwo zauważalny
graceful - pełny gracji
joyful - radosny
associated - związany
urban - miejski
rural - wiejski
setting - miejsce, sceneria
weigh - ważyć
marking - upierzenie
seed - ziarno, pestka
grain - zboże, ziarno
weed - chwast
predator - drapieżnik
among others - między innymi
domestic - domowy
hawk - jastrząb
owl - sowa
the Blue Tit - sikorka
the House Sparrow - wróbel
The Swallow - jaskółka
widespread - rozpowszechniony
migrate - migrować
bird feeder - karmnik
pork fat - słonina
The photos come from :
http://blog.closer-to-nature.com/tag/swallow/ (great blog, congratulations!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Sparrow
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Tit
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