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🦉 The fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)

• Turdus (lat) - Thrush
• pilaris the etymology is mysterious, although it is now believed that pilaris in later Latin means simply thrush (Jobling, 2017). However, since lat. "pilus" hair, pilare to remove hair, but pila ball, pilaris anything related to ball, and pilarius is a juggler (and at the same time, the Greek "trikhos" is hair, and "trikhas" is a thrush!), all this puzzling. Two assumptions arise. First: when the fieldfare in summer, how usually pulls earthworms out of the ground, this can be associated with hair removal (pilare). Second: when in autumn and winter the fieldberry picks rowan berries and throws them up, swallows, it may resemble a juggler (pilarius).

Now is the time to watch these birds raid berry trees, especially rowan trees. After all, berries are their main diet in autumn and winter. That is why this species of thrush got its name - rowanier.
During the winter they migrate through the forests, but in my region it is too cold for them, so they prefer to fly away to where it is warmer, but if the winter is warm, then sometimes they can be found in forests or parks.

With the arrival of early spring they reappear, and their diet consists of earthworms.
This family of birds is known for their fierce and brave defense of their territory. They attack birds of prey such as kites, crows, magpies, or ravens.