March 2019

Information from  Tiit Hunt, www.rmk.ee
English translation Liis
Estonian text posted 30.03.2019

The sixth season of the red deer web camera is coming to an end. At the end of February five years ago we were first able to observe the doings of the deer in Saaremaa in real time via the web camera. Yes, indeed time flies, runs, ticks away … it doesn’t dawdle  …

In the video records of the last few days we can see that in the second week of spring one deer bull already has six new furry antler tines while others are bare-headed and many still have their antlers firmly on their heads. 

EOÜ announces

Photo Arne Ader

Blackbird  ( www.loodusemees.ee )

The Estonian Ornithological Society would like to remind you that on this Sunday we hope to see all our members with family and friends taking part in the city birdwatching day.

Screencap from webcam  Maggy, LK forum
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Estonian text posted 28.03.2019

Already in early morning light, at 05.19, Klaara left the nest for a moment and we could see that there were five eggs in the nest hollow

Tawny owl      Kodukakk        Strix aluco

Accordingly the dates of the egg-layings have been: March 16th, 19th, 22nd, 24th and 28th.

Video recorded by  AnSa, LK foorum
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Estonian text posted 22.03.2019

Water shrew   Vesimutt or harilik vesimutt    Neomys fodiens

 

The water shrew belongs to the shrew or Soricidae  family, not to be confused with water voles. The water voles are up to twice as large as water shrews or even more, and so clearly bigger.

The water shrew in action in the video is about six centimetres long, to that comes roughly the same amount of tail length. The  weight  is around ten grams but you may meet specimens that are larger by half

Screencap from webcam  IceAge, LK forum
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Estonian text posted 25.03.2019

Red deer       Punahirv     Cervus elaphus

All red deer stags will soon be without antlers (in some years a little earlier, in others a little later).

Videos recorded by  Shanta, LK forum

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Estonian text posted  24.03.2019

Just before eight o’clock Klaara showed that there was a fourth egg in the nest hollow

Tawny owl        Kodukakk      Strix aluco

 

To start with, the dates of the egg-layings have been: March 16th, 19th, 22nd and 24th.

From the 21st onwards Klaara has only briefly left the nest hollow a couple of times during the evening and night but legs must be stretched.

Male Klaus has fed the incubating female bird very properly according to the viewers and rodents seem to be around this year

Video recorded by  Urmas Lett, www.eenet.ee
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Estonian text posted 22.03.2019

Eagle owl       Kassikakk        Bubo bubo

Looduskalender's watchers at once recognize the location of the web camera  at the nest of .the white-tailed eagle pair. In winter members of the Kotkaklubi repaired and secured the nest bottom that fell apart during the previous season but this year the white-tailed eagles nest in their ”second nest” and so this year there will be no transmission from the white-tail eagle camera. Man proposes, nature disposes.

Videos recorded by Shanta, LK forum
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Estonian text  posted 22.01.2019

Klaus treats Klaara to a prey. Klaara returned early to the nest in the evening

Tawny owl         Kodukakk         Strix aluco

 

In the evening tawny owl life started as usual with Klaara flying out from the nest hollow but within an hour she was back. We could guess that there would be an addition to the eggs. As a a well-behaved hunter Klaus shared the prey with Klaara which the video cut shows.

Screencap from webcam Maggy, LK forum
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Estonian text posted 19.03.2019

At seven o’clock Klaara went on her evening trip – Klaus called

Tawny owl     Kodukakk        Strix aluco

Yesterday Klaara returned from her evening trip just before midnight. It can be said with certainty that the egg was laid today, March 19th.

So the first egg on March 16th and the second on March 19th. In a full clutch there are often three to five eggs, the interval between layings two or three days.

Screencap from webcam  Balistar, LK forum
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Grey-headed woodpecker    Hallpea-rähn or hallrähn      Picus canus

The rains of the last few  days have reduced the snow cover in southern Estonia significantly. The southerly winds help the movements of migratory birds – life goes steadily towards spring. It is a good time to end  the small bird feeder camera transmission. Our thanks to all viewers!

Video recorded by Shanta, LK forum

In the evening, a little past six o’clock …

Tawny owl    Kodukakk      Strix aluco

When it is time for Klaara to set out on her usual ”evening adventure” then today she sits in the nest and for a moment the egg too is visible which Shanta has recorded in the video too.

Introduction Renno Nellis
Transmission courtesy of  Televõrk and EENet
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Estonian text posted 15.03.2019

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Screencap from webcam W. Zwar

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Estonian text  posted 13.03.2019

Badger at the deer feeding ground

Badger         Mäger       Meles meles

This badger usually moves in the dark, being on a foraging trip.

During winter they went out from the burrows in warmer weather but then always close to the nest. More frequently in daytime, to breath fresh air and when possible show themselves to the sun.

In winter the badgers have had a thorough slimming period: a full-grown individual now weighs about nine kilos.

Photos Arne Ader and Wikipedia

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Estonian text posted 10.03.2019

Buzzard ( www.loodusemees.ee)

Buzzard           Hiireviu                 Buteo buteo

Rough-legged buzzard  Karvasjalg-viu or taliviu        Buteo lagopus