Common Barn Swallows in Rural Areas, Actually a Species of Thrush, Often Parasitize Other Birds' Nests
In rural areas, there are various wild animals, especially some birds because of abundant food and suitable environment are increasingly common. The most frequently heard is 'pheasant bird', this bird is always elusive, always able to hear its 'coo, coo' call, very majestic, the sound can be transmitted very far, and it is the origin of its name. However, very few people can see its true appearance, it is a rather timid bird, as soon as someone approaches it, it will fly away immediately.
Classifying, the common name of the pheasant bird is Great Thrush, belonging to a subspecies of thrush. It often appears on the high trees in farmland and residential areas. The pheasant bird also has many aliases, the so-called Nightingale, Thrush Bird, Gong Bird are all referring to it. The size of the pheasant bird is about the same as that of a pigeon, the whole body is dark gray, the wings are dark brown, the tail is black, which looks very beautiful. The appearance of male and female birds is similar, but the whole body is gray with brown, in fact, it is the same kind of bird, just male and female.
The pheasant bird is very helpful in agriculture, the village elders will also use the behavior habits of the pheasant bird to predict the season. The pheasant bird is mainly a summer migrant, it will migrate in April and May. When you hear the call of the pheasant bird, it means the weather is about to warm up. It is said that 'the call of the pheasant bird is continuous, the weather will soon be warm', if you hear the pheasant bird calling, it means the weather is gradually warming up, this is also the time when wheat is maturing. There is also the saying 'pheasant, pheasant, harvest grain'.
Furthermore, the pheasant bird mainly feeds on various insects, such as silkworm moths, poison moths, locusts, and head-butting insects, and its appetite is very large, which plays a very positive role in eliminating agricultural pests. This is also the reason why people like the pheasant bird. There are also many legends about the pheasant bird, the most famous of which is 'pheasant encourages farming'. When you hear its call, it seems to remind people to farm as soon as possible.
The pheasant bird has always given people a solemn impression. In fact, pheasant is a 'nest parasitic' bird. The so-called 'sparrow occupies a pheasant's nest is related to the pheasant bird. The pheasant bird rarely builds nests and does not raise offspring, it relies on other birds to complete the breeding task. It will take other birds' nests and lay its own eggs, and the other birds will diligently raise it for raising chicks. There are usually 10 to 15 parasitic eggs every year, so the success rate of hatching and raising chicks in other birds' nests is higher, maintaining the prosperity of the species.
The incubation period of pheasant bird eggs is very short, they are often the first to hatch, at this time they will push other unhatched eggs and chicks out of the nest, so that they can get more food. At this time, it is found that a fascinating phenomenon: the chicks later grow bigger than their own bodies. In fact, the pheasant bird does this completely based on the 'survival of the fittest'. We cannot criticize it for this.
