Info about the migration start from  Aivar Leito

Photo Arne Ader

 

Estonian text posted 15.02.2018

Eurasian cranes  

 

It is a pleasure to report that the springtime migration of our cranes with GPS or GPS-GSM devices has started!

As the first “Paslepa” who was born last spring in Noarootsi near Paslepa and spent the winter in north-eastern France started his spring migration.  He flew non-stop in a straight north-easterly direction and late in the evening of the same day reached the Gusov wetland nature protection area but did  not stay for the night there but flew on until early morning and finally stopped to rest in the wetland of the Oder River floodplain in the Oderwiesen nature protection area at the northern border of the town Frankfurt an der Oder.

Photo  Peep Männil
Translation Liis

Estonian text posted 11.02.2018

Track row of a wolf pair in Pärtli

 

Wolf       Hunt or susi      Canis lupus   

The pleasant winter weather lasts – there is snow and tracks on the snow. Who moved in nature on skis in the weekend will have things to tell friends.

Wolf pairs already mark the boundaries of their home territories. If marks of urine mixed with blood are left on the paths it means that in spring offspring might be expected in the area.

Screencap  Fleur, LK forum
Translation Liis

 

Estonian text posted 11.02.2018

The seal rookery on December 18,  the last ”working day” of the camera

 

Grey seal          Hallhüljes      Halichoerus grypus

Transmission provided  by Elisa and EENet
Technical support HATCAM
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Estonian text posted 08.02.2018

The rains that started at the end of last summer led to a crop failure in the forage fields intended for the roe deer, and the deer looked for higher and drier places to stay in.

Text and photos  Merike Hiibus Tiskre, Haaberst
Translation Liis

 

Estonian text posted 06.02.2018

Night guest

 

Great tit       Rasvatihane     Parus major

 

Last night there were slight snowdrifts outside and 6 degrees of cold. A couple of days ago I checked  the nestboxes in my garden and  found to my joy that all three seemed to be used by birds in winter too.

I managed to snap a photo of one lodger without disturbing – a quick click with the mobile. A great tit, who else.