VIDEO: "Seal carpet" on Saaremaa western coast

Submitted by Looduskalender EN on Sat, 26.11.2016 - 12:44
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Video record  Urmas Lettwww.eenet.ee
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Grey seal     Hallhüljes     Halichoerus grypus

 

Actually the seals began to gather at the beginning of the thaw, on Thursday. How did the ”greys” know that it would turn into a long-lasting thaw?

Judged by a glance it can be believed that there are well over three hundred there. Where many are together things always happens …

In the morning when the web camera started working there was a dead seal pup foetus in the foreground – a premature end to a female seal’s gestation. First in place were of course the watchful ravens, after that crows and two young ringed white-tailed eagles, they were also joined by an adult eagle.

The crows know how to distract the eagles by pulling their tail feathers; herring gull ((Larus argentatus) juveniles were also visible.

There are a couple of pages with pictures and video records from the events in the LK forum: LINK

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