Two years ago, we headed to Tsagaan lake in Bulgan aimag to observe birds. As the dawn breaks, we sat in little boat and waited for birds. Suddenly, a little bird with bright pink beak and yellow eyes appeared in rush.
It was the young male bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus). He sat on the edge of the rush and watched us for a few seconds and he left us to catch his prey. I read from book that bearded reedling is not afraid of human, but it was not true.
After an hour, two male birds sat on the rush and cleaned their plumage. They might have had their breakfast already. They seemed very friendly by helping each other on cleaning their plumage. Soon, they took a nap.
During the harsh winter night, they sit huddled together in the cold to warm each other.
Another bearded reedling arrived and carefully watched us. This one has black beak and no beard thus she might be female. Bearded reedlings like to clean their plumage often. We waited for another species of birds to come.
Suddenly, an adult male bird came from the water. He seemed bit tired. He was busy with finding prey for his hatching. Even though he looks angry and he has beard, he might be a good father.
The bearded reedling live in a lake filled with rush during all seasons and construct their nest in middle of the rush. During the summer time, they feed with water shellfish and feed with rush seed in winter time.
I first saw the bearded reedling in 2013 and since then, I have always been looking for them. Because they have unique appearance and photographers like to take photos of them. Photography of those birds mostly ranks top at international competitions.
This is a small orange-brown bird with a long tail and an undulating flight. The male has a grey head and black moustache.
Females are calm and they often clean themselves. It i s hard to see when the pair goes under a bush. When they fly, they seem like little white ball going up and down and one can immediately lose the sight of them.
The bearded reedling choose their pair at their young age like humans and live together for their remaining lifetime. They have up to one breeding in a year. It is resident, and most birds do not migrate other than eruptive or cold weather movements. It is vulnerable to harsh winters, which may kill many birds. It is interesting to observe this beautiful bird.
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Two years ago, we headed to Tsagaan lake in Bulgan aimag to observe birds. As the dawn breaks, we sat in little boat and waited for birds. Suddenly, a little bird with bright pink beak and yellow eyes appeared in rush.
It was the young male bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus). He sat on the edge of the rush and watched us for a few seconds and he left us to catch his prey. I read from book that bearded reedling is not afraid of human, but it was not true.
After an hour, two male birds sat on the rush and cleaned their plumage. They might have had their breakfast already. They seemed very friendly by helping each other on cleaning their plumage. Soon, they took a nap.
During the harsh winter night, they sit huddled together in the cold to warm each other.
Another bearded reedling arrived and carefully watched us. This one has black beak and no beard thus she might be female. Bearded reedlings like to clean their plumage often. We waited for another species of birds to come.
Suddenly, an adult male bird came from the water. He seemed bit tired. He was busy with finding prey for his hatching. Even though he looks angry and he has beard, he might be a good father.
The bearded reedling live in a lake filled with rush during all seasons and construct their nest in middle of the rush. During the summer time, they feed with water shellfish and feed with rush seed in winter time.
I first saw the bearded reedling in 2013 and since then, I have always been looking for them. Because they have unique appearance and photographers like to take photos of them. Photography of those birds mostly ranks top at international competitions.
This is a small orange-brown bird with a long tail and an undulating flight. The male has a grey head and black moustache.
Females are calm and they often clean themselves. It i s hard to see when the pair goes under a bush. When they fly, they seem like little white ball going up and down and one can immediately lose the sight of them.
The bearded reedling choose their pair at their young age like humans and live together for their remaining lifetime. They have up to one breeding in a year. It is resident, and most birds do not migrate other than eruptive or cold weather movements. It is vulnerable to harsh winters, which may kill many birds. It is interesting to observe this beautiful bird.
If you want to visit L.Jargalsaikhan`s flickr profile, click here please.