A roe deer came to pick mushrooms at the badger sett.
Information from the Animal of the Year team 30.07.2016
Since the start of the camera at the end of last year the badger sett has been visited twice by roe deer. Both occasions have been surprising and caused raised eyebrows.
In the sixth minute (6.20) pig-like snorts are audible in the video. The badger has a voice! Although the badgers in many of Looduskalender’s videos are quite silent they actually are able to produce quite varying sounds. In the video here we hear sounds of romping.
The video from the trail camera was assembled by Peeter Anijalg.
Information from the Animal of the Year team 30.07.2016.
Video Eda Kuusk Männiste
Translation Liis
Observation point near the Jõuga lakes, in East Viru County
The probably first video record of this phenomenon in Estonia is not perfect quality but has a documentary value in showing the variety of behaviour among species in our nature. Such a phenomenon is relatively rare.
What then is it about?
We may have to do with the maggots or larvae of the dark-winged fungus gnat /Sciara militaris/, with a dark head and a semi-translucent body, about 7 mm long. Habitat humid decaying matter in forests. As imagos the gnats lok like ordinary mosquitoes but in this story we have to do with the larvae.
What makes the larvae move like this?
Text and photos Aare Lindt, www.loodusmuuseum.ee
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The female gold swift waiting for a male here is browner
Gold swift Väike-eistekedrik Hepialus hecta
The gold swift occurs in the whole of Estonia and is common in conifer and mixed forests and coppices.
Beginning in mid-June and until early August the moths can sometimes be seen flying in great numbers. They rarely come to artificial light since they are active already in the evening when it is light and stop before dusk.
Text and photos Aare Lindt, www.loodusmuuseum.ee
Translation Liis
Scalloped oak moth
Scalloped oak moth Röövvaksik Crocallis elinguaria
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The scalloped oak occurs everywhere in Estonia and it is quite common in broadleaf and mixed forests, coppices and gardens. The moths are attracted to artificial light in July and the first half of August.
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