Almarasan Gorge, Ile Alatau National Park.

Gennady Djakin and Andrey Kovalenko have found the nest of Blue Whistling Thrush located at height about 5 meters from the ground. So usable location of the nest made possibility to photograph the already quite feathering nestlings and their parents. Adult Thrushes brought to nestlings not only insects and larva, but also berry (red honeysuckle), small lizzards, snails and worms. Presumably in 2-3 days the nestlings should leave the nest, we observed how they flapped the wings, built the muscles already practically ready to flight. Before putting the forage in the open mouth of juvenile, the adult thrush some time waited the opportune moment on near rocks, about in 3-5 meters from the nest. However it's difficult to say that Whistling Thrush was very wild, because Thrush almost easy flew up to the nest with juveniles on very close presence of people.

1. Blue Whistling Thrush (Myophonus caeruleus turcestanicus)

2. Blue Whistling Thrush (Myophonus caeruleus turcestanicus)

3. Blue Whistling Thrush (Myophonus caeruleus turcestanicus)

4. Juveniles of Blue Whistling Thrush (Myophonus caeruleus turcestanicus)