Oriole is a common migratory bird in China. It is lively in nature, lovely in appearance, loud in voice and pleasing to the ear. Whenever spring returns to the earth, orioles will sing in the trees, and the loud cries remind people of the arrival of spring and the departure of winter. Du Fu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, once wrote a famous sentence, "Two orioles sing green willows and a row of egrets rise to the sky" to express the joy of spring brought by orioles.
Therefore, people associate the appearance and nature of orioles with good luck, hoping that orioles can bring them good luck. This makes oriole a common theme in China's traditional Chinese painting. Many painters regard oriole as the object of painting.
Living habits of oriole
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The black-pillow oriole is mainly a summer migratory bird in China, and some of them are resident birds. Usually, they migrate to the north of China from April to May and migrate to the south from September to June every year.
strange hobby
Often alone or in pairs, sometimes in a loose group of 3-5 people. It mainly moves in the crown of tall trees and rarely goes down to the ground. During the breeding season, I like to sing in the branches and leaves of the crown. The song is crisp and melodious, and the voice is elastic. I can change the tone and imitate the songs of other birds. Singing is the most frequent in the morning, sometimes singing while flying, and flying is wave-like.
Eating habits
The main food is COLEOPTERA, LEPIDOPTERA, Inchuridae, Tettigonidae, Acridoidea, Noctuidae, LEPIDOPTERA, caterpillar, cricket, mantis and other insects. Also eat a small amount of plant fruits and seeds.