January 2018

Video recorded by  Aita, LK forum
Translation Liis

 

Estonian text posted 09.01.2018

 

 

Lynx         Ilves ehk harilik ilves        Lynx lynx

 

Although in an enclosure  the lynxes rather prefer  to keep themselves to themselves. The only time when they look for being close to each other  is the heat period but we will have time to write about that later..

On the stormy Saturday night  the hoarse calls of the lynxes were heard and an active movement seen. On Sunday all three inhabitants in the enclosure were in camera view at the same time.

Screencaps  Laranjeiras, LK forum
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Estonian text posted 14.01.2018   

   

Female lynx Gella spent the time from early morning on the dry and higher sitting area and left  from there together with male Lars a little after half past onee

Info from EMÜ 

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Estonian text posted 12.01.2018

Pseudopodsolic soil profile (photo: EMÜ)

 

At the soil days arranged by the EstonianUniversity of Life Sciences the soil of 2018 was elected: the  reddish-brown pseudopodsolic soil of mixed forests.

Images and deliberations Kaisa Berg
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Estonian text posted 11.01.2018

 

A month ago a pine forest still grew here. Most of the trees had germinated from the seeds around 1873. This is very long ago considering the age of our country or the length of a human life. These trees were older than our EstonianRepublic which will soon celebrate its 100th year, and they started to grow before my grandmother’s grandmother was born.

By today only stacks of beams, debris and stumps remain.

Appeal  from Arne Ader
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Estonian text posted 07.01.2018

 

A worthy gift.  -  Let us act so that already now at least one forest of at least a 100 years will be left in our home area

The 100 year old EstonianRepublic looks forward to gifts. A  worthy gift in my opinion would be to decide to  care for our home forests.

We can make this decision already before spring.

 

Video recorded by  Urmas Lett, www.eenet.ee
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Estonian text posted 08.01.2018

 

 

Red deer        Punahirv      Cervus elaphus

 

Is it surprising?

Before the storm last night the weather at the seaside coastal meadow was a little milder and the large antler-bearers come to drink sea water when possible – food is bland and in addition to the salt there are minerals too. This is why the antlers of the animals close to the sea are always a little larger and more impressive than those of the mainland inhabitants at the same age.

 

Video recorded by  Fleur, LK forum

Text Aivar Leito

Photos Leho Luigujõe

Translation Liis

Estonian text posted 05.01.2018

 

 

The migration map of the cranes shows that all the Estonian cranes with transmitters have reached their winter quarters.

Their autumn migration was again very interesting and gave us much more knowledge about migration paths and wintering areas as well as migration behaviour.

Screencap  Fleur, LK forum
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Estonian text posted 08.01.2018

The seal rookery on December 18th, the last ”working day” of the camera

 

Gray seal       Hallhüljes       Halichoerus grypus

 

The whole of autumn and early winter one storm has chased another, sunshine has been scarce.

Photo and text  Mairi
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Windflower     Võsaülane     Anemone nemorosa

 

This lonely and melancholy windflower we found on January 5th at the Alatskivi hiking path. It is not precisely common to find a flowering windflower in January…

Transmission organized by  Elisa and EENet
Introduction  Helen Arusoo, Animal of the Year Team
Technical support  HATCAM
Translation Liis

Estonian text posted  05.05.2018

The camera of the Animal of the Year is located in the Elistvere animal park where at present 4 spotted cats live: the lynx lady Gella, lynx men Lars and Koopailves and one young new-comer from East Virumaa. In camera view we will hopefully see Gella with light fur, also Lars who has a darker head and dark spots, and maybe also the shy Kooopailves who keeps himself to himself. The newcomer – who is evidently a young female and who is said to have been left in an empty dog enclosure in East Virumaa – was brought to live at Elistvere this year and is as yet accommodating herself to the other lynxes – we will not meet her to start with. The young newcomer will live on her own in her enclosure for some more time.