The whiskered tern – breeding in the backwaters
Social bird from oxbow lakes and other marshes, the whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida) is an impressive hunter, that builds the floating nests from the vegetation.
Rivers Are the Lifelines of Our Planet!
Life on rivers
The great cormorant – the great fisherman
Not many fishermen like these excellent hunters. However, the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) are natural on our rivers and other water bodies.
The common tern (Sterna hirundo)
Nesting on gravel bars, the common tern (Sterna hirundo) is a bird that lives on the rivers. Elegant flyer, it hunts by diving into the water.
The Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) – dweller of the steep river banks
The sand martin (Riparia riparia) is a bird that can’t live without river erosion. It breeds on a steep river bank and is the symbol of many natural rivers.
Wintering of the birds on the backwaters – VIDEO AND PHOTOS
Winter is a time of food scarcity and freezing day. Many birds have fled to the warm climates, many in remain in northern areas during winter. Geese, ducks, coots, swans flock the rivers, to spend the winter on the backwaters of the rivers.
Wintering of the birds on the rivers – VIDEO AND PHOTOS
Winter is a time of food scarcity and freezing day. Many birds have fled to the warm climates, many in remain in northern areas during winter. Geese, ducks, coots, swans flock the rivers, to spend the winter on the rivers.
the bee-eater – the colorful bird from the steep river banks
The European bee-eater (Merops apister) is one of the most colorful birds on the rivers. This gaudy animal breeds on the steep river banks.
The common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
The little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) is an inhabitant of the barren gravel and sandbars.
The common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
One of the most beautiful inhabitant of the rivers in Asia and Europe is the common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis).
The little tern
The little tern is a small tern that lives on a gravel and sandbars of the European and Asian rivers. It is widespread, but very fragmented and endangered in many places.