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VRATILE SE RODE
THE STORKS HAVE RETURNED
Sedište
do prozora
Window seat
Pripremite se
za sletanje
Prepare for landing
Snimio / Photography: Dragoljub Zamurović
U Srbiji postoji verovanje da se rode gnezde na me-
stima gde žive dobri ljudi, a priroda nije zagađena. Svakog
proleća, nakon zimovanja u tropskim predelima Afrike,
balkanske rode se vraćaju u svoja gnezda na krovovima,
dimnjacima, stubovima... Rode se uvek vraćaju u ista gne-
zda, koja s vremenom mogu narasti do dva metra u prečni-
ku i tri u dubinu. Neka gnezda u Vojvodini, na severu Srbije,
stara su i do 200 godina, a koristi ih više generacija tih ptica
koje žive u parovima i svaka zajednica traje čitavog života.
Jedino se odvajaju tokom putovanja. Na proleće se
prvo vrati mužjak, koji popravlja gnezdo i uvećava ga da
spremno dočeka ženku. Kada ona doleti, započinje novi ži-
votni ciklus. Porodica se proširuje prinovama u aprilu i maju.
Na fotografiji je gnezdo roda u selu Potporanj u Deliblatskoj
peščari, oko 80 kilometara udaljenom od Beograda.
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It is believed in Serbia that storks nest in places where
good people live and nature is not polluted. Every spring, after
wintering in the African tropics, the Balkan storks return to
their nests on roofs, chimneys, pylons etc. Storks always re-
turn to the same nests, which can grow over time to measure
up to two metres in diameter and with a depth of three me-
tres. Some nests in the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina
are up to 200 years old and have been used by many genera-
tions of these birds, who live in pairs and mate for life.
They only part ways during their travels. The males return
first in spring, fixing the nest and enlarging it to be ready to
await the female. A new life cycle begins once she arrives.
The family is boosted by new arrivals in April and May. Pic-
tured here is a nest in the village of Potporanj in the Deliblato
Sands area, located around 80 kilometres from Belgrade.
