Text and photos Aare Lindt, www.loodusmuuseum.ee
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Elephant hawk moth

Small elephant hawk moth

Elephant hawk moth     Suur-punasuru          Deilephila elpenor

Video recorded by Urmas Lett, www.eenet.ee
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Osprey    Kalakotkas        Pandion haliaetus

A brief summary: the first egg appeared in the nest of osprey pair Mai and Mati on April 28, the others followed on May 1st  and 4th.

Osprey chicks have hatched from two eggs, on June 4th and 5th (as of Wednesday, June 8th).

Video recorded by Aita, LK forum
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Buzzard       Hiireviu       Buteo buteo

For some days now the microphone at the buzzard nest camera has not been working. On Friday it was taken down; there are no repair facilities in the forest. Hopefully it will be in working order next week.

Photo Arne Ader
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Germander speedwell

Germander speed well     Külmamailane        Veronica chamaedrys

One of our common plants at forest verges, fields, meadows but also in yards where they should be allowed to expand in the lawn.

Each of the germander speedwell’s  a little flat sky blue flowers with slightly darker streaks is open for only 24 hours, but the plant flowers for weeks because new flowers open  all the time.

Photo Arne Ader
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Water avens

Water avens     Ojamõõl         Geum rivale

There may be a plant with a pretty bell-like flowe In spring in humid meadows, around springs or in forests, at fields, in the outskirts of gardens or even in the shadow of the porch – the water avens.