Male

Female

Resident Nester; Territory: None or Colonial
4-6 Eggs: May - June (13 Days); Young: June (14-15 Days)
Migration: March - April, September - November
Moult: August - October

Habitat:	Spruce Forest	Beech Forest
Nest: (1 - 16 m)	Against Tree Trunk
Principal Food:	Asteraceae	Brassicaceae	Polygonaceae	Rosaceae
	Fagus sylvatica	Picea abies	Amaranthaceae	Geraniaceae
	Fabaceae	Ranunculaceae	Rosaceae	Violaceae
	Insecta
Predators:	Milvus migrans	Falco columbarius	Asio otus	Strix aluco

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