In July and August we usually are on holidays, while birds have their breeding season. If you intend to take a rest outdoors, remember not to make bird breeding difficult and try not to endanger the life of their chicks.  more »

Birds' feathers use up quickly - they wear thin and lose colour. Before their poor condition becomes dangerous for bird's safety, worn feathers must be replaced with the new ones. So birds shed feathers once a year (only big birds e.g. eagles or big owls, shed feathers once in two years). When an old feather is cast off, a new one grows up to replace it. This process is called moult.  more »

It is a rule for many bird species, that the first thing males do after they have come back from their winter quarters, is to select and occupy the area they are to stay in throughout spring and summer. Such an area, the territory, is usually defended from the rivals – males of the same species.  The bird’s "yard" does not have to be guarded from males of other species, which need different food and build nests in different places.  more »

The prettiest ones - fluffy, multi-coloured, with sharp look, running in a funny way - are precocial young. They leave their nests just a few hours after they have hatched. They can walk as soon as they get dry, while ducklings, goslings and little swans can even swim (some ducklings are able to take a short dive).  more »