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Estonian text posted 03.02.2019

Somehow I wouldn’t like to reveal the bird species in action here. For experienced birdwatchers it is easy.

But to find a definite answer identification help might be useful: LINK  (winter garden bird images and names in Estonian; translations of names here)

Screencap from webcam Biker, LK forum
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Estonian text posted 04.02.2019

Red deer            Punahirv         Cervus elaphus

As was expected  the female deer have started moving around at the feeding ground. We have just not had any good images showing both sexes before.

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Estonian text  posted 02.02.2019

Roe deer          Metskits or kaber         Capreolus capreolus

The snow cover is thick and has become layered from the intermediate thaws;  layers of ice have remained in the snow. The snowfall and thaw at the weekend do not make the life of roe deer easier. The ice layers already damage their legs. It takes time and energy to get to the food and a sleeping place for the night must be dug out down to the ground – otherwise the deer may get pneumonia.

Screencap from webcam  IceAge, LK forum

Illustrations from Wikipedia

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Estonian text posted 23.01.2019

In  the spawning area we meet spawners as well as their ”satellites”

Members of the LK forum have been interested in what small animals we can see in action in such waters. The information below is provided by Henn Timm from the Estonian University of Life Sciences:

"In the upper reaches of rivers and streams where the flow is rapid and the water is cold there is almost no plankton. The zoobenthos (the animal fauna of the bottom) is dominated by crenobiotic species (invertebrate aquatic organisms living in cold spring waters), for instance unicellular species, crustaceans, insect larvae, leeches, snails … Typical fish species are river trouts and graylings “.