SLOVENIA 2019 EUROPA BIRDS / VÖGEL SET OF 2 STAMPS MNH

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SLOVENIA 2019 EUROPA BIRDS/
VÖGEL
SET OF 2 STAMPS MNH
Europa - birds
EUROPA 2019 – birds
Purple heron and bearded reedling
Wetlands are among the most threatened bird habitats. Systematic conservation and attempts to return wetlands to their original state are already bearing fruit in Slovenia, and species which until now we have only known as occasional visitors are starting to nest here.
Purple heron (
Ardea purpurea
)
Though similar in appearance to the far more common grey heron, it has much darker plumage, visible both when it is at rest and in flight. It is also smaller, measuring 75–85 cm from beak to tail. It likes to hide in reed beds. If it senses danger, it becomes immobile and oscillates the upper part of its body in time with the movement of the surrounding reeds. It inhabits freshwater wetlands, where it feeds on fish, amphibians and insects. It makes its nest in reed beds and lays between four and five greenish-blue eggs; it has one brood per year. Its first confirmed nesting in Slovenia was in the Škocjanski Zatok Nature Reserve in 2017.
Bearded reedling (
Panurus biarmicus
)
This small, orange-brown social bird with a very long stepped tail measures 16–17 cm from the tip of its beak to the end of its tail. It lives in thick stands of reeds, where it is most frequently observed in low flight, beating its short wings rapidly. It likes to perch in the tops of reeds, particularly in the early morning and in autumn. Its diet consists of insects and seeds. It builds a bowl-shaped nest near the ground in reeds that bend over water. It lays five to seven white spotted eggs and has two to three broods a year. Its first confirmed nesting in Slovenia was in the Ormož Lagoons Nature Reserve in 2017.
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