“Something is starting to happen in nature.” The mating just started

Głusze began to be festivated in the Beskids. – We do not have direct observations, but from the clues and traces that we find from time to time, we can say that Głuszce is slowly starting Toki. (…) They can be seen in higher parts where snow lies. Something is starting to happen in nature. It's warmer. We have a period of early spring and this affects the behavior of the capercans – said Maciej Mażul from the Babiogórski National Park.

During the tokows, males spread their tail, pull out their heads, strip their wings and make not very loud sounds. – You can hear flap, tooling, corking and grinding. In the last phase of the mating song, the male will deaf, hence the name of this chicken. It is not known why this is happening – said the naturalist. Noticing the capercaillie in the natural environment is difficult. They shun the trails in Babia Góra, protecting themselves in inaccessible places on the border of the upper Regla, between the spruce borea and the dwarf. – I managed to see one. He jumped out of the tree and hid immediately. When he realized that he was wrong, he flew away. So there are situations when you can see it, but it's rare. Remember that the animals are at home. We are guests in the forest – said Mażul.

According to natural estimates, the population of capercaillies in the Babia Góra region has about 30 individuals. GreenTetrao urogallus) is a large bird from the chicken family. Males, much more colorful than females, reach a meter long, females up to 65 cm. Birds live in the forests of northern part of Europe and Asia, from Scotland to central Siberia.

In Poland, this species is threatened with extinction. The mating season called the Tokowisko lasts from March to May.