March 2016

First egg in eagle nest

Webcam image captured by  Liz, LK forum
Translation Liis

Hommikuudust paistis välja üllatus

A surprise revealed in the morning mist​

 

White-tailed eagle     Merikotkas    Haliaeëtus albicilla

 

Women’s Day egg!

Never say that spring is not coming! A more splendid surprise cannot be imagined.

From now on the male of the eagle family too will be more visible. Uku has already been entrusted with keeping the egg warm.

Tawny owl webcam starts

Introduction by  Renno Nellis
Transmission courtesy of  Televõrk and EENet
Translation Liis

In earlier years the webcam tawny owls have started their breeding – laid the first egg – on March 1st (2009) at the earliest and on April 6th (2010) at the latest. Last year, 2015, they laid the first egg on March 4th. We hope that our tawny owls will breed this year too!

Collecting great tit calls with mobile app!

Info from Margus Ots, Bird of the Year team
Photo Arne Ader
Translation Liis
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Rival great tits.

 

You are invited to collect great tit calls with the “Minu loodusheli – My nature sound” app for smart mobiles!

Great tits have tens of different songs and calls. The app  “Minu loodusheli – My nature sound” makes it possible for everyone with an interest in nature to record the sounds of the great tit and other calls in nature and make them into sound observations in a database.

For all “Minu loodusheli” users a personal data file is created that can be heard, analysed and also shared with others for listening through  the web page or a smart mobile. The  collection of bird sounds will provide an overview of the diversity of great tit calls and may also lead to new finds in the repertoire of  great tits.

VIDEO: Badger turned terrorist

Video  Urmas Lett
Translation Liis

 

Badger   Mäger        Meles meles     
 
In the video from Wednesday night we saw a strange badger in the webcam. It at once attacked the male who protected his nest at the opening to the den (below is a link to the video from Wednesday).
 
In the present video we see the same creature in daylight, and it is a quite large individual. In the beginning the male nest owner appears and makes a short tour in the forest. After about half the video the huffing stranger appears.

VIDEO: In the shadow of the night

Video Urmas Lett, www.eenet.ee
Translation Liis
 

 

Badger    Mäger       Meles meles
 

It was 5 o’clock in the morning. By its behaviour it could be understood that the arrival was not a resident of this den – it moved extremely silently, sniffed the surroundings, approached the den opening sneaking low down. A description as in a detective story because the eyes of the stranger are also covered by a black mask.

 

VIDEO: Nice to be outdoors after winter

Video record Urmas Lett, www.eenet.ee
Translation Liis

 

 
Badger   Mäger, common names also  määr or kähr       Meles meles
 
In fact, as the videos show, the badgers in the web camera have been out for longer periods only for three days. Trail cameras in several locations in Estonia show however that badgers went out already after the so-called cold spell on January 27th.

There is no blacker bird

Photos Arne Ader
Translation Liis

Rongapaar

Raven pair
 
Raven    Ronk or kaaren      Corvus corax
 
Looking at the photo there is no doubt about who is the male in the pair.  Anyone roaming in nature almost certainly sees or notices otherwise the mating games of ravens. In March their activities already concentrate on the nesting territory.

Winter bird feeder camera closes

Webcam image by Lussi, LK forum
Translation Liis
Already at half past eight jackdaw, crow and pigeon groups have occupied the feeding place.
 
The winter this year followed its own course but our winged friends were still fed with  BALSNACK s different bird foods. Arne Ader took good care of the birds outside the  Loodusemees home office window and will do so until small birds can manage by themselves in nature.

Weighed down by snow

Video and text Ahto Täpsi
Photos Arne Ader
Translation Liis
The weather in Estonia has been quite changeable lately. The wet snow that fell meanwhile stuck to young trees and bent the trees almost to the ground with its weight. A pretty and picturesque view, is it not? Sadly such trees will not have a long life, their chances to grow into tall trees are very small.

"Looduse Aasta Foto 2016 – Nature Year Photo 2016""

Info from Looduse Omnibuss
Translation Liis
Winning photo 2015,  “Hygiene”, author Remo Savisaar
 
On the evening of February 22nd Looduse Omnibuss,  Eesti Looduskaitse Selts (Nature Conservation Society) and  Eesti Energia announced the opening of the greatest nature photo contest in Estonia, the “Looduse Aasta Foto 2016 – Nature Year Photo 2016”.

Badger camera starts

Introduction by Tiit Huntrmk.ee
Transmission courtesy of Teetormaja and EENet
Translation Liis
The doings of badgers could be followed in real time for the first time in Estonia in 2014, from mid-May until September. Last year we could watch the hard-working burrow denizens from the end of April until September. This year we started the badger camera already in February, to get an overview of the doings of the Animal of the Year during almost a whole year.

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