In the natural parks of the capital have noticed birds of prey of the family accipitridae. They benefit the ecosystem by eating rodents and large insects, and adjusting their numbers. Observers note that the city already flew kites, Buzzards and honey Buzzards.
what the hawkish representatives meet in Moscow — in the material mos.ru.
Northern Goshawk — one of the largest raptors in the capital. It is almost twice the size of a crow, the adult size can reach 65 inches in length. While the female of the Goshawk being considerably larger than males. The brightness of the color of these predators are no different. In adult birds, the upperparts are dark grey, the bottom is light. Above the eyes prominent light eyebrows.
the Hawks eat only animal food. In the wild they hunt for birds, ducks and black grouse, can catch squirrels and other rodents. In the city of their usual food, the pigeons, crows, thrushes and other birds. Teterevjatnik hunt from ambush, maneuver well in flight, as often stalking prey, hiding among the trees. But to float like other hawk these birds almost do not know.
Your socket teterevjatnik satisfied on high trees, couples are usually held on the same breeding territory for many years, lead a sedentary lifestyle.
the Goshawk listed in the Red book of Moscow, though belongs to the fifth category of rarity. This means that currently the number and distribution of the species in the capital had increased to a safe level.
In Moscow, teterevjatnik nest almost all the major parks — I saw them more than 30 territories in Moscow.
the Sparrowhawk is a small Raptor, smaller than crows. He hunts mostly sparrows and Tits. Ambush, like a Goshawk, but it may be a long time to float in the air, looking for prey in open space. Therefore, prefer to settle in forests, at forest edges and meadows.
In Moscow hawks-the Sparrowhawk lead a sedentary lifestyle. Pairs are held constant breeding territory, using the same nests in the trees for several years. Chicks appear quite late, only fledged in early July. With the advent of the young birds may behave aggressively, sometimes even to attack the person who got too close to the nest.
This kind in Moscow is a third category of rarity. Sparrowhawks were observed in the natural-historical parks “Izmailovo”, “Bitsevsky forest”, “Kuzminki-Lublin”, the forest Park “Kuskovo”, in the Silver forest and other natural areas.
Common Buzzard is a predator of medium size. The color of its feathers are quite diverse, ranging from brown to grayish, lower body is more bright, colorful. On the underside of the wings and tail clearly visible bands.
Fromlicity common Buzzard from other members of the family during the flight. When the bird hovers for a long time, you notice that her tail is wide open, and the wings are rounded.
the Unusual name of the predator comes from the word “moan”. In flight the bird emits a prolonged nasal sound with the “Caucasia” notes. Breeds in forests, near open spaces. Buzzards feed on small rodents and occasionally amphibians.
This is a migratory species, so that in the capital almost Buzzards do not nest. For them, the city is a transit point, where they stop to rest. In the red book of Moscow poultry are of the first category is rare.
In recent years, birds were observed in Park “Kuzminki-LJUBLINO”. And in the Bitsa forest Buzzards can consistently observe twice a year — spring and fall. On the Troitsky and Novomoskovsky administrative areas Buzzard more numerous, there are rarity rises to third. And in Moscow region this species is the most numerous of birds of prey.
the Black kite is a large bird with dark brown, almost black feathers. From other predatory kite can be easily distinguished by the characteristic forked shape of the tail. The bird is migratory. Like many other birds of prey, is trying to stick to a single nesting site for several years. The vultures settle in the forest areas, which are located near open spaces, usually near water.
Food for the birds are small mammals, amphibians, fish and invertebrates. A significant part of their diet is carrion and pasture. In Moscow, the black kites are found mainly in the migration period. In the red book of the capital of the kite has a second category of rarity.
the honey Buzzard is the rarest of the raptors of the capital. The red book relates to the zero category. This means that it nests on the territory of Moscow has not been found. But the bird recently seen in large parks, so the experts do not exclude that in the future honey Buzzards can stay in the city.
to See him at the meeting a snap. This bird is medium in size. The plumage on top — brown, bottom — bright, speckled. Head light gray, the eyes are bright yellow. The grey tail has three black stripes, which are particularly noticeable in flight.
the honey Buzzard prefers sparse forest areas bordering the floodplains of rivers, large clearings and meadows. Nesting begins rather late — at the end of may, early June. For honey Buzzard are unusual mating flights, when a male hangs in one place and flap his wings over the back. The pair builds the nest on the height of 12 meters, be sure to inserting in wall green branches of trees.
the honey Buzzard is a reason it got such a name. Its staple diet consists of larvae and pupae of wild bees, sh��fir and OS. To search for the nests of insects, birds a long time closely watched from the shelter for the trajectory of their flight. From the attacks of stinging insects are honey Buzzards protects dense plumage on the head. Part of the diet of honey Buzzard and other small invertebrates, and amphibians, rodents and birds.
