π¦ The bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
π Luscinia (lat.) Nightingale
π svecica suecicus (lat.) Swedish; the name svecica, according to the history of the description, is not a toponym, but is given for the color of the male's chest:
Olof Rudbeck junior, Swedish botanist and birdwatcher, mentor to Carl Linnaeus,
having discovered the bluethroat in 1695 in Lapland, he gave it the name Avis Carolina in honor of the Swedish king Charles XI and the blue-yellow Swedish flag (in those days the yellow color on the flag was more reddish), and K. Linnaeus in 1758, when the absolute power of the monarchy in Sweden was no longer, considered the name svecica more correct than carolina (Jobling, 2010)
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I want to apologize in advance for the lack of sound in the video. There was a very strong wind that ruined everything, choking the bird's voice. I had to turn down the volume.
As usual, this colorful nightingale was in the bushes near the shore. He chose this place, and actively sang attracting females.
The songs of these birds consist of a small number of their own sounds, between which the bird inserts the voices of other birds. As a rule, these are various paridae (great tit, blue tit), terns, and some other ones.
All this can be seen in the spring. But with the advent of summer, the birds disappear somewhere. Most likely, having found a couple, they fly away somewhere, or simply lead an extremely secretive lifestyle.
| Camera | Lens |
|---|---|
| Nikon D5200 | Tamron SP AF 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD |
Stunning bird to enjoy watching the moves in video pity about the sound, that is life.
!BEER
Thanks!
Can you believe I'm yet to see one in nature?? Such a beautiful bird!
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Such a beauty,You managed to get some really great shots of the bird. I hope I can get sometime a better closer shot than I already have. But till now I am happy that I at least saw and photographed this bird once.
Thanks friend! Try to lure on voice. Males react very quickly to this. They jump out of the bushes and defiantly sing.