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🦉 The tree pipit (Anthus trivialis)

• Anthus (ancient Greek mythology) Antus, son of Hippodamia, turned into a bird
• Trivialis (lat.) common, simple, banal

This small, inconspicuous singer is a master of remaining unnoticed. Its plumage makes it almost indistinguishable from the dry grass where it wanders in search of food. But after dinner, it flies up to a tree branch and begins to sing. Its song is a fast, ringing trill, which it performs by spiraling upward and then gliding back into the undergrowth.

But still this species belongs to the wagtails, and these birds are of the lower tiers and heights. Therefore, the "forest pipit" (as we call it) also, after the mating season, descends down from the trees into the thick grass and bushes.