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Shaggy scalycaps
Shaggy scalycap Soomusmampel Pholiota squarrosa
The shaggy scalycap has not been introduced earlier in Looduskalender. October is a good time for the fruiting bodies of these mushrooms to appear (we see them start in September and the end in November).
Video recorded by Ahto Täpsi
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European elk; Moose (US) Euroopa põder Alces alces
The mating period is soon over for elks.
Ahto recorded a video portrait of the true ”home” of an elk: well worn paths, holes, torn bark and thrashed trees, and finally an image of the master of the area was also caught in the video.
Video recorded by Ahto Täpsi
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The howl of young wolves. The voices are still pretty weak but wolves anyway.
Recording and photos: Tarmo Mikussaar
Posted by the Animal of the Year team, 24.09.2016
Text and photos Aare Lindt, www.loodusmuuseum.ee
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Male November moth
November moth Tume-hallavaksik Epirrita dilutata
There are three Epirria species in Estonia and they have very similar wing patterns and colouring.
The November moth, Epirria dilutata, occurs in all Estonia but is more common in the west. Occasionally it is even present in great numbers. They are most often seen in oak stands and wooded meadows from mid-September to mid-October.
Photos Kristel Vilbaste
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Giant funnel mushroom in Kütiorg
Giant funnel; Giant Leucopax Hiid-lehtervahelik Leucopaxillus giganteus
A ”giant ” with a diameter of almost half a metre.
In Estonia they are found almost every year but are not numerous anywhere.
The pale whitish cap is slightly funnel-shaped, edges wavy and spores the colour of the cap. The height of the stem depends of course on the size of the mushroom as does the diameter but may reach up to 10 centimetres.
Posted by the Animal of the Year team, 25.09.2016
September 22nd was the autumn equinox. Now night is longer than the day until spring. Evening dusk is already so cool that the breath of the boar herd that came to the sett steamed. It is good to see how the piglets from spring have filled out and that overall the herds in the woods here are large and healthy. A few tens of kilometres away the picture is different. The pest is doing its work and herds dwindle.
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