Grey seal Hallhüljes Halichoerus grypus
Actually the seals began to gather at the beginning of the thaw, on Thursday. How did the ”greys” know that it would turn into a long-lasting thaw?
Judged by a glance it can be believed that there are well over three hundred there. Where many are together things always happens …
Video record and text by Ahto Täpsi
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Trail of brown bear tracks at Viinistu in Lahemaa
Brown bear Pruunkaru or karu Ursus arctos
A thaw has set in, probably the bear's bedding had gone wet – just try to sleep then … Or maybe sleep hadn’t come properly yet? Such weather really does not favour hibernation.
A video record from the ELKS anniversary celebration conference in the Estonian National Museum where nearly 500 people attended. The Rail Baltica was one of the main topics of our conference.
The entrance to the nest box of the great tit was made with a 3,5 cm drill. So that the greater spotted woodpecker would get into the box it must widen the opening by at least one and a half centimetres.
On Thursday, October 27th, the woodpecker came to demolish the nest box in order to make the entrance suit its own body – an hour of hammering and a couple of hours of rest, and so two days with this schedule. A woodpecker does not easily leave something half-done and persistence led to the gaol.
On Saturday it finally squeezed in and at once started to throw out the great tit’s furnishings. As we can see it is a female greater spotted woodpecker; who has no red nape patch.
Video recorded by Ahto Täpsi
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Raccoon dog Kährikkoer or kährik Nyctereutes procyonoides
Tuesday in Meegaste in Valgamaa. The raccoon dog may have died of old age or been killed by some disease. Ravens as well as tits were present, another raccoon did not despise the cadaver either.
Interestingly, on the roads it is raccoon dog cadavers that are left lying around in autumn, other mammals are not particularly interested in them.
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