Photos and text  Arne Kiin
Translation Liis

Estonian text posted 22.02.2018

Halftail eating grains

 

Bullfinch       Leevike      Pyrrhula pyrrhula

The film is from the  ERR archive
Translation Liis

Estonian text posted 17.02.2018

"Ilus on maa" – "Beautiful land“  In the context of the EV 100 centennial a look at the start of the last thirty years is useful. The film was made in 1985.

Rein Maran’s film was commissioned to introduce life in the ESSR in the style of socialistic realism. The time still left to the upheavals of the revolutionary years was not long.  A useful retrospective look back for those who were participants themselves in the events, in addition many well-known  nature views…

See the film: LINK

Photos Arne Ader
Translation Liis

Estonian text posted 14.02.2018

Foxes courting

Fox; Red fox          Rebane or punarebane      Vulpes vulpes

Last year in the beginning of autumn when the young foxes became independent they left the nest den. From then on and until the springtime  breeding period foxes have no permanent living space. In winter the fox uses  the den in its territory very rarely. Either in really cold weather or in case of danger, to hide from enemies.