August 2019

Text written and illustrations selected by  Tiit Hunt, www.rmk.ee
Estonian text posted 20.08.2019

The weighty fish contingent has not started their journey yet: they might reach the Keila  River estuary perhaps in a month at the earliest. Sooner or later – depending on weather and the water conditions the very large salmons and sea trout come in camera view and maybe  groups of tens of river lampreys that soon begin to gather in the river to be prepared early for the springtime spawning .

Webcam image  Liz, LK forum
Estonian text posted 17.08.2018

… And so was the departure

Black stork     Must-toonekurg          Ciconia nigra

Young stork Aru left the nest today probably on its migration, on the ninety-thirrd day of nest life.

Yesterday the young bird wasn’t fed by male Karl, probably he too has gone on his migration.

Video edited by  Poliff, LK forum
Estonian text posted 09.08.2019

The events of yesterday have been collected in this video

Osprey          Kalakotkas      Pandion haliaetus 

Goshawk        Kanakull           Accipiter gentilis

Image from web camera and video  Liz, LK forum
Estonian text posted 10.08.2019

The young bird Aru (letter A on the leg number) has injured the underside of its wing on its test flights but the slight tear seems to be healing. It is the bird that spends most of its time in the nest. The other young bird can be seen in early morning

Black stork          Must-toonekurg         Ciconia nigra

The young birds were 86 days old today, next week they will be three months on August 16. The migration period should be starting for the young birds.

Screencaps from webcam  Kitarr, LK forum
Estonian text posted 05.08.2019

All youngsters in the nest

Osprey        Kalakotkas        Pandion haliaetus 

The young birds that have turned two months old are busy and sometimes romp around each according to its own character. The adults have managed the feeding of the young birds successfully. Let us hope that the last month will pass likewise without mishaps.

Screencap from webcam  Moira, LK forum
Estonian text posted 04.08.2019

In the image male Tõnn bringing prey to the nest; sounds of  juvenile Tuule heard somewhere nearby

Greater spotted eagle         Suur-konnakotkas         Clanga clanga

 The juvenile named Tuule by the viewers in the LK forum makes its flying exercises around  the nest or is busy near the nest, By the way, Tuule was two months old a couple of days ago, more precisely on August 2.

Male Tõnn takes care of bringing food. We will learn more about the activities of the spotted eagle family in the next few days.

Text and images Vicky Korju
Estonian text posted 31.07.2019

Adult bird and young stork  in evening light

White stork       Valge-toonekurg      Ciconia ciconia

I read in Looduskalender that you are invited to send your stories from nature around your home.

I moved to live in  Kärpla village, in a farmhouse that had been standing empty for more than six years. A couple of weeks later a white stork moved into the farm yard. While the house stood empty the stork nest was also empty for all the years. My question is: why do the white storks need someone to live in the house or near the nest?

Illustrations  Liz, LK forum
Estonian text posted 31.07.2019

Black stork  Must-toonekurg       Ciconia nigra

In early morning they set off on flights but the young birds must be back in the nest around eight o’clock because male Karl might come to the nest with the early morning prey about then. Who arrives too late in the nest may be left without food – and who wants that.

Screencap from webcam Anne, LK forum
Estonian text posted 27.07.2019

Female stork Kati

Black stork        Must-toonekurg        Ciconia nigra

The young storks have flying exercises in the morning, everything seems to be order with the orienteering sense of the young birds. After that they have to wait for male Karl with the morning meal and the day goes on.

For some days we have no longer seen mother Kati in the nest. As we already know from earlier years the female leaves first, to head quietly for the wintering grounds.

The forum viewers voted about names for the young storks: