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Oriole coloring book. Master class on drawing for children “Oriole”

There is a belief that this bird predicts rain. People affectionately call it the oriole. The legend says that when all the animals and birds were working to deepen the lake, the oriole flew nearby and laughed at them. When the work was finished and the lake was filled with water, the oriole was not allowed near it. Since then, the oriole avoids ponds and waits for rain to drink from rainwater. And so that the rain comes faster, she calls on it with her singing.

Outwardly, the oriole is a real fashionista. Male orioles are dressed in a bright yellow outfit, and their wings and tail are black. Females have olive green plumage. The oriole has a noticeable black stripe between its eye and beak. This bird is slightly larger in size than the starling.

Orioles live in temperate latitudes of the northern hemisphere, but for the winter they fly to warm countries, from where they return only in May. Upon returning to their native lands, the birds settle in light forests with tall trees, but they can also choose a city park as their habitat.

Orioles feed mainly on animal food. They eat caterpillars and hunt butterflies, dragonflies and mosquitoes. During the ripening period of berries and fruits, orioles love to eat currants, cherries, grapes and other sweet fruits that grow within their reach.

Orioles communicate with each other using whistles and sounds similar to creaks. But from time to time in their songs one hears sounds that are very reminiscent of a flute.

In spring, males are the first to arrive in our region. It seems as if little suns have appeared in the forest. Light olive females fly behind them. As soon as foliage appears on the trees, orioles begin to create married couples. They often choose the upper branches of tall birches to build nests.

The oriole's nest has a very original design - it looks like a basket suspended on a branch. The female builds the nest, and the male diligently brings her building materials in his beak. Slightly pinkish eggs soon appear in this basket, which the female diligently incubates. If she gets bored, she calls the male and he replaces her in the nest. A high nest often attracts the attention of bird predators. Both crows and falcons try to destroy the oriole’s home, but the small birds are always on guard and with loud cries drive away the air vultures from their home.

Oriole chicks are usually fed caterpillars, which they first kill by striking them several times against a tree trunk. By delivering caterpillars to the chicks, orioles simultaneously help the forest by freeing it from leaf-eating pests. As soon as the chicks grow up and begin to climb out of the nest onto the nearest branch, the parents stop feeding them and, with melodious trills, explain how to get their own food. Oriole chicks are very intelligent and quickly master the art of getting food. The period of raising offspring ends, and the entire family dissolves in the forest thickets, where the orioles will live before flying to warmer countries.

The oriole is a yellowish-green bird. The male oriole is handsome: his plumage is golden-yellow with black wings and a black tail. Small yellow spots are visible along the edge of the tail and on the wings. A black stripe runs from the beak to the eye - the “bridle”. The females are “dressed” modestly: they have a greenish-yellow upperparts and whitish underparts with dark longitudinal streaks, their wings are greenish-gray.

The oriole's beak is brown or reddish-brown, quite long and strong. The iris is red.

The oriole's song is quite long: it begins with quiet sounds, barely audible even at close range, alternating with creaking and chirping sounds, and ends with a short flute whistle ("fitiu-liu").

The oriole is also called a “forest cat,” and that’s why. A worried bird, interrupting its drawn-out singing, makes an unpleasant sound, reminiscent of the cry of an angry cat.

Among the branches of bushes, the oriole can be distinguished by its bright yellow golden tail. She settles in pine forests, birch and oak groves.

It flies to us from hot Africa, from the shores of the island of Madagascar, and sometimes even from the Far North, but already in August it flies away again with its offspring.

The bird almost always builds its nest on deciduous trees, attaching it to the upper branches. Outwardly, it is very similar to a basket, lined to match the wood.

The nest tray, like all birds, is lined with birch bark, scraps of wool, and feathers.

In late spring - early summer, chicks will appear in the nest. They are very gluttonous. But after two weeks, despite the fact that the young birds are still very poor at flying, they will still be destined to leave their nest and take care of themselves on their own. Orioles eat many harmful caterpillars, bugs, beetles and large flies, and during the ripening of fruits and berries they willingly feed on fruits.

Voice of the oriole:

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Text used:
A. Gorkanova. "Migratory and wintering birds of Russia. Thematic dictionary in pictures"
Artist: Ekaterina Reznichenko

The oriole is a small bird with bright plumage and a loud voice. The name comes from the merger of two words “Volga” and “moisture”. In ancient times, the oriole was considered a harbinger of storms, thunderstorms and rain.

The length of the oriole does not exceed 30 cm, and its weight does not exceed 100 grams. Females and males differ from each other in plumage color. Males have beautiful wings and a black tail, and the back and abdomen are yellow. The female's back is covered with yellow feathers, and her abdomen is white with dark spots. The color of the wings varies from green to gray.

Oriole in the branches of a birch.

The oriole prefers not to leave the tree crowns for a long time, but, nevertheless, it is very mobile and cannot sit on one branch for a long time. Typically, orioles make long flights during the mating season. Their flight speed can reach 60 km/h.

Where does the oriole live?

Orioles live almost everywhere. They can be found in Sweden, England, and the Madeira Islands. A huge number of these birds are found in India and western Asia.

Even with its bright colors, the oriole is not easy to spot, as it prefers to live in the dense foliage of trees. Most often these are birch, willow, poplar, and in rare cases pine.

The oriole loves the sun, so it is difficult to find in forests and taiga. She is not afraid of people and can settle near parks or gardens. In the spring-summer period, orioles build nests at an altitude of up to 3000 meters above sea level; in the autumn-winter period, birds settle not so high - up to 800 meters above sea level.

Orioles have difficulty surviving drought, so the warmer the climate, the closer their nests are to water.

Photo of an oriole on a branch.

Photo of an oriole on a branch (male).

Oriole on a branch (male).

Photo of an oriole on a branch (female).

Oriole on a branch (female).

Oriole in flight.

What does the oriole eat?

Since the oriole lives in trees, its favorite food is caterpillars, butterflies, mosquitoes, dragonflies, bedbugs, various beetles and some spiders. Orioles also love sweet berries and fruits, such as currants, wild pears, cherries, bird cherry, and grapes. But these fruits are less nutritious for orioles and are most often used by them as a snack during migration. Orioles adhere to a certain regime and prefer to eat in the first half of the day.

The oriole flew in for lunch.

Reproduction

Orioles give birth once a year. Egg laying begins in May and ends at the end of June.

During the mating period, males try in every possible way to attract a female. They whistle loudly, bring various berries to the females, fluff their tails, and generally try to create as much noise around them as possible. Fights often occur between males. Females choose the strongest male and respond to the mating call with a loud whistle.

Orioles build interesting nests that hang from branches. They use dry stems and bark as building materials, and line the inside with leaves and down. Males and females build a nest together, with the male searching for construction material, and the female is directly involved in the formation of the nest.

The nest is firmly fixed between the branches and is camouflaged from above with moss or leaves. The nest can support a clutch of 4-5 eggs. The female incubates for 2 weeks, the male brings food during this time and can replace the female for a short time.

The chicks are born blind and completely covered with yellow down. The female and male take turns feeding the chicks up to 150 times a day. After just 20 days, the chicks become independent individuals and fly away from the nest.

Orioles at the nest (male on the right and female on the left).

Male oriole at the nest.

A fledgling oriole flies quite well, but it still doesn’t have enough strength for a long time.

Natural enemies

Orioles are often attacked by hawks, falcons, eagles, and kites. The nesting period is considered especially dangerous, when adults lose their vigilance and completely turn their attention to their offspring. However, due to the inaccessible location of the nests, birds of prey are not always able to reach the chicks. Nests also serve as excellent shelters for adults.

Oriole in flight.

Master class on drawing birds for schoolchildren

Kireychev Rostislav Igorevich second-year student of the Kostanay State Enterprise teacher training college» Department of Education of the Akimat of Kostanay region, Republic of Kazakhstan
Supervisor:: Syzdykova Bakyt Saparbekovna, teacher of physics and mathematics, Kostanay Pedagogical College, Education Department of the Akimat of Kostanay region, Republic of Kazakhstan.
Purpose: for students in grades 1-7 of schools, for leaders of clubs, during preparation and conduct extracurricular activities dedicated to the world of birds.

Description of work: This work examines the attentive attitude of people to the world around them, to the world of birds, and the ability to depict them on paper with a simple pencil and colored pencils. This work is intended for teachers, leaders of clubs, students in grades 1-7 of schools when preparing and conducting extra-curricular activities dedicated to the world of birds.
Target: develop in children a sense of beauty and the ability to comprehend the life around them.
Tasks: cultivate a caring attitude towards the surrounding world, towards the world of birds; develop the ability to build a composition and sketch a drawing on a sheet of paper (A4); to cultivate moral and aesthetic feelings, a feeling of love for native nature.
Tools and materials: A sheet of A4 paper.
Simple pencil, eraser.
Colour pencils.

In what form do we leave environment to your descendants?
Are our actions reasonable today?
The most eloquent indicator of moral independence, integrity and foresight is the nature around us.
The natural world is rich and diverse.
In the Kostanay region of the Republic of Kazakhstan there are several specially protected natural areas, one of them is the Naurzum State Nature Reserve with an area of 191.0 thousand hectares
Naurzum is unique in its diversity of birds. One of the most beautiful birds of Naurzum, the oriole, nests in aspen-birch groves and pine forests.
I would like to draw an amazing oriole bird that lives in the Naurzum Nature Reserve. At the same time, of course, I take into account the laws of physics. The oriole is in balance on a tree branch due to the fact that the force of gravity is equal in magnitude to the weight of the bird. These forces have opposite directions.
Gravity is the force with which the earth attracts bodies located on its surface. Body weight is the force with which the bird acts on a support, in this case a branch.

To complete this drawing I needed: Colored pencils, A4 format, a simple pencil (for sketching the drawing).
To begin with, I arranged the figures of two birds on a sheet of A4 paper.

Then I started sketching the birds themselves using search lines.

After completing the construction of the birds, I began developing color scheme drawing.

I started filling in the drawing with colored pencils.

I turned hastily, hastily
Went back... Childishly sinless
And the soul responded joyfully
To this horror, dear... All colorful
Birch grove, the flute sang -
And life was wonderfully good.

After finishing painting the picture, I began to gradually work out the light and shadow solution of the entire picture.

A very mobile bird, quickly and silently jumps from branch to branch in the dense foliage of trees.

Upon completion of the drawing of the light and shadow solutions of the work, I began the textured drawing of the birds and the tree branches on which the birds are sitting.

After all the stages of completing the drawing, I went over the format with a clean eraser, highlighting the highlights that had faded during the work.

There the oriole sang like a flute,
There the morning sun warmed
The work of ants is living tubercles.
Suddenly a piebald pointer dog
Having reached the gulley along the path,
She barked. I quickly cocked the guns.

Snake? Badger? - Braided braided fabric.
And on the birch there is a girl and a wild one
Fear in the face and eyes: over the stream
The white birch bowed in an arc -
And so she climbed up and grabbed
By the trunk and swung on it.