The calender It is a bird that is found in many areas of our country, although it is in Santa Fe where a particular legend was dedicated to it. It has a not very showy coloration, but what attracts about it is its behavior and song.
This bird has a song of particular beauty, but above all what amazes the most about the calender is that it has the ability to imitate the voices of other birds, and even sounds of other animals.
It is no coincidence that its scientific name, in Latin, is Mimus, which means mime or imitator.. To sing, the calender It is located on the tip of a branch or some exposed place such as an antenna or roof.
In addition to doing it from high places, this animal it also sings while flying. Its way of flying through the air is with short upward flights and then it drops back to the same place without interrupting its melody.
Physically, it has a long tail, almost as long as its body, which it usually holds upright. When it comes to posing, it does so with drooping wings.. As for the colors, its back is gray with dark spots and wings with two whitish bands.
To live, they generally choose squares, parks and gardens, but generally near wooded land with nearby pastures. Their diet is based on locusts, ants, beetles and other insects.
A singer and walker
The calender It has the particularity that its flight is attractive, but it also tends to walk a lot on the ground in search of eggs or small vertebrates such as lizards or snakes. It makes short runs, often stopping and spreading its wings.
As far as the nest is concerned, it builds it in trees or bushes hidden with thorny twigs. Lays 3 to 5 greenish-white eggs with brown spots. Like most birds, it becomes aggressive during the breeding season when other animals approach its nest.
