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🦉 The Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)

• Bombycilla bombux (Greek) silk, cilla (Latin) tail
• garrulus lat .: garrire to chatter, babble, chirp, garrulus chatty, chirping, noisy; ax prone to

With the arrival of spring, flocks of these birds begin to return home to the taiga forests. However, even in early May, they can still be seen in small numbers in the forest. At this time, they are already in mating season and pairing up. This moment must not be missed.

It is very cute when the male flies from the top of a tree onto a viburnum or rowan bush and then takes it to his female as a gift, a courtship ritual.