JESEN U SRBIJI AUTUMN IN SERBIA DIVNE PTICE NOVEMBARSKOG NEBA WONDERFUL BIRDS OF THE NOVEMBER SKY
At this time of year, you can meet intelligent little long-eared owls in the country’s northern towns and grandiose griffon vultures on the cliffs of Zlatibor and Zlatar, and enjoy the lovers’ dance of cranes in Vojvodina’s swamps
U ovo doba godine pametnu malu sovu ušaru možete sresti u gradovima na severu zemlje, grandioznog beloglavog supa na liticama Zlatibora i Zlatara, a u ljubavnom plesu ždralova uživati u vojvođanskim močvarama
Tekst / Words: Jelena P. Pantović Fotografije / Photography: Geza Farkaš
N eke od najlepših ptica le- te nebom iznad Srbije. No- vembar je njihov mesec. Najelegantnije među nji- ma su ždralovi, najpametnije male so- ve ušare, a najgrandioznije beloglavi supovi. Sve one su svoj dom, privre- meni ili stalni, pronašle baš na ovim prostorima…
S ome of the most beautiful birds fly through the skies above Serbia. No- vember is their month. The most el- egant among them are the cranes, the smartest are the little long-eared owls, while the most grandiose are the majes- tic griffon vultures. All of them have found homes, temporary or permanent, precise- ly in this area...
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LONG-EARED OWL (ASIO OTUS)
Ako se nalazite na severu Srbije u toku jesenjeg i zimskog perioda, ne dajte se iznenaditi kada čujete cičanje u parku ili dvorištu neke kuće. Taj zvuk podsetiće vas na škripu ljuljaške, ali je to zapravo glas male sove ušare ili uti- ne, koja se skriva u nekom starom gnez- du vrane na području Vojvodine. Ova vrsta sove teži svega oko 250 grama, a najpoznatija je po pernatim ušima na vrhu glave. Zapravo, iako ima, za jednu sovu, neobične i velike uši, one nemaju nikakve veze s pravim ušima, a mogu poslužiti da se ustanovi razli- ka između ženke i mužjaka. To što se mala sova ušara nasta- njuje baš u jednom severnom gradi- ću Srbije, Kikindi, pravo je čudo. Ta- ko misle i reporteri Bi-Bi-Sija, koji su o ovoj pojavi napravili zanimljivu pri- ču. Po njihovom mišljenju, ali i mišlje- nju mnogih domaćih ornitologa, ove
If you find yourself in northern Serbia during the autumn and winter period, don’t be surprised when you hear hooting in a park or the yard of some house. That sound will remind you of a creaking swing, but in fact it belongs to the little long-eared owl, hidden in some old crow’s nest on the ter- ritory of Vojvodina. This type of owl weighs only about 250g and is best known for the feathered ears on the top of its head. Actu- ally, although it has peculiar and large ears for an owl, they have nothing to do with re- al ears, and rather serve to help distinguish females from males. The fact that this little long-eared owl has made its habitat in precisely one north- ern Serbian town – Kikinda – is a genuine wonder. BBC reporters also agree and even created an interesting feature story about this phenomenon. In their opinion, as well as the opinion of many domestic ornithol- ogists, this bird is attracted here by its main
Ova vrsta sove teži svega oko 250 grama, a najpoznatija je po pernatim ušima This type of owl weighs only about 250g and is best known for its feathered ears
ptice privukao je glavni izvor hrane – glodari na prostranim njivama Vojvo- dine. Mala ušara, osim toga, kao veo- ma domišljata ptica zna da je u naselju toplije, pa se može videti u gradovi- ma i selima, ušuškana u hladnim me- secima među granama nekog četinar- skog drveta. – Jata broje i po više stotina ptica, a najveća zimovališta zabeležena su u Kuli, Srbobranu, Bečeju, i naravno u Kikindi, gde se već više godina be- leži više od 600 ptica – kaže Radislav Mirić, ornitolog i član Društva za za- štitu i proučavanje ptica Srbije. On dodaje da su, osim zbog to- plote, malim ušarama ova područja privlačna i zbog hrane. Naime, pravi
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