what time is always what time? in the very early spring, in late march-early

april, along with other migratory birds , large beautiful long-legged feathered herons fly to belarusian lands; these large birds belong to the arrest-like order of the heron family, the closest relatives of the drinker, and they are connected with storks only by distant relationship. in general, in nature there are more than 60 species of herons , the most famous among them are the gray heron and the great white heron, often these and others settle in colonies in the place. and they can coexist even with the company of cormorants, saps live all over the world, with the exception of the polar regions and antarctica, the largest breeding colony of the gray heron and the great white in belarus. tsapli is located in the floodplain of the river. in the pripyat biological reserve near the stellani of the luninets district of the brest region, large birds used to be a rare nesting bird in our area. for example, the great

egret in belarus is documented for the first time. confirmed in 1997. every year their number increased; birds nest, mainly in the south of the republic of several local settlements, but in recent years they have been developing more and more territory up to the vitebsk region. herons' favorite food is fish, amphibians and reptiles, which is why they live near water bodies in reed beds and wet meadows, but they do not disdain animals, such as moles and mice, and even help other birds. in this case, the long neck is the length of the beak and long legs, by the way, herons can stand motionless for several hours on one leg, the knee joint. they have a special structure, when naga unbends, a kind of lock, and therefore the birds can stand like that for a very long time. giving rest, the second leg is helped by huge wings, herons, they are

spread over the water, folded into a dome , while lowering their heads down. such a technique allows not only to attract more fish, but also to choose the best one, because the umbrella saves the eyes. from the bird from the water reflections, herons curiously swallow their prey, mostly fish from the head, so that it does not get stuck in the throat. in general, despite the different types of herons, common preferences and habits of the gray white heron are similar in size and build between is the weight of adult males and females from 1 to 2 kg, body length up to 1 m and a huge wingspan of about 180 cm, different types of drops differ in color. feathers for decorating ladies' hats almost led to the complete extermination of herons in

europe at the beginning of the 20th century. and these spring ornaments for males have a special purpose during the mating season, fluffing openwork aigrettes and shaking a tufted boyfriend performs ritual squat. herons are monogamous birds, a pair lasts one season, lays from two to seven eggs, a month later chicks appear, but as a rule, only one survives, but the life span of herons is up to 25 years in july -august, large birds leave our region. today herons are not a rare bird in belarus. although they started nesting relatively recently, in order to preserve and restore this species of birds, they were listed in the red book of belarus. and in 2008, the great white heron was named the bird of the year, at the same time commemorative coins with its relief image were also issued. and now, in our days, the number of beautiful birds has increased significantly, as a result, the great white

heron is excluded from the lists of the red book. today, our main task is not to upset the balance that should exist in nature. what is the role of youth in the religious life of the country, but in fact, when you enter the temple, among people of almost the age, our youth, they are especially noticeable in the temple and