Free birds

The fieldfare belongs to the passerine order of the thrush family. It is a fairly large bird with a gray head, dark brown back, and gray uppertail coverts, which contrast sharply with the black plumage of its rather long tail. White axillaries can be seen on a flying thrush through binoculars.

No other bird in the world has been dedicated to so many poems as the nightingale. It impresses with its powerful voice and the diversity of its repertoire. This extraordinary singer's talent is surprisingly at odds with its plain appearance. The nightingale is not a beauty, but its voice is marvelous and always heralds the arrival of spring and the revival of nature, which brightens the soul.

The swallow is a small, fragile bird that spends its entire life in flight, only rarely landing on the ground. It feeds on insects it catches in flight, making it a valuable resource, as it consumes a large number of them over the course of a season.

The unusual and beautiful oriole is virtually impossible to spot in the wild. This is because it lives high in the treetops and builds its nest there. Even the brightly plumaged male is virtually invisible among the foliage.

The common nuthatch, or coachman, belongs to the nuthatch family—small birds native to most of Europe, except for Scandinavia, Scotland, and Ireland. Nuthatch are also found in China, Japan, and Korea. Some species live in North Africa. The nuthatch is often seen in the north, central, and south of Russia. Its general range extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast. A distinctive feature of this bird is its ability to quickly move upside down along tree trunks and branches.