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VIDEO: And so departure

Video recorded by  Lucy, LK forum
Translation Liis

 

A few minutes before leaving the nest
Estonian original published Wednesday 03.08.2016

 

Black stork     Must-toonekurg         Ciconia nigra

 

The night towards Tuesday was still spent in the nest, in early morning some necessary flights were made and from the video we can see that the departure from the nest was quite decisive.

Wind in your wings and adventures without dangers!

In some years the male has visited the nest after the departure of the young – as if summarising the happenings of the summer.

VIDEO: Last storklet leaving soon too

Video recorded by  Lucy, LK forum
Translation Liis

 

On Monday night the storklet was still being fed

Estonian article published Tuesday 03.08.2016

 

Black stork     Must- toonekurg        Ciconia nigra

 

After the rain on Monday the male came to feed the last storklet left in the nest. The siblings have already started an independent life. The female left already a few weeks ago quietly heading for the winter quarters – such is the mode of life of all nesting birds of this species, which we have seen over the years in the web camera.

VIDEO: Storklets practice flying

Video recorded by  Elena, LK forum
Translation Liis

 

 

The video consists of two clips with an interval of about an hour
Estonian original published 21.07.2016

 

Black stork      Must-toonekurg          Ciconia nigra

 

The storklets practise flying already for a couple of days. Good that they find their way back to the nest which shows that the young birds manage orienteering.

VIDEO: Population increase in osprey nest

Video: Nelda White
Translation Liis

 

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On Saturday unexpected visitors arrived in the ospreys’ nest. Suddenly the nest was full of bees who had decided to stop as a swarm in the home of the ospreys. The ospreys felt uncomfortable and even the food brought by Mai and Mati was almost impossible to eat.

Swarming, or the departure of a  superfluous portion of bees from the nest together with a queen, usually takes place from the beginning of June to the second half of July.

But maybe there were instead ants in the nest who likewise look for new homes?

Check the situation in the nest as it gets lighter, here

Video: Badger cubs in Valga County

Sisu

Videos recorded by  Kalmer Lehepuu

Information posted by the Animal of the Year team

 

The video clips were made this year in mid-July in Puka municipality in Valga County, at a badger sett where the cubs have a pleasant time playing outside a burrow entrance. Somersaults and playful wrestling. The sett with 10 entrances is situated in an old forest on a natural elevation.

 

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