Video recorded by Urmas Lett

Photos Arne Ader
Translation Liis

 Estonian text posted 05.02.2018

Roedeer             Metskits or  kaber         Capreolus capreolus

A long peaceful record of the doings of the roe deer flock near the salt lick and in the forage field that sadly was almost destroyed by the very wet weather last year. As the ground freezes we again see animals moving. The snow cover hid the tracks and smells of people who had  been there earlier and the web  camera allows us to see the activities of the animals without disturbing them.

Video recorded by Ame; LK forum

Photo Arne Ader

Translation Liis

Estonian text posted 02.03.2018

Researchers have found in their studies that quite as in the relationships among humans and other hominids, acts are used with certain meanings among birds in pair interactions and so it is with ravens

Raven        Ronk or kaaren     Corvus corax

People in the old days believed that today on Candlemas day (February 2nd) the ravens put the first ”log” in their new nest, or checked their last year’s nest in the Candlemas month – if and how much mending it would need.

Information from Estonian Ornithological Society

Photo Tauri Pärna
Translation  Liis

Estonian text posted 31.01.2018

Capercaillie cock

The Estonian Ornithological Society asks you to report observations of mad capercaillies.

Abnormally behaving capercaillie cocks and hens that are not afraid of humans, press into gardens and may even attack are referred to as mad. All such encounters from this year but also from earlier dates can be forwarded to the website of the capercaillie, the Bird of the Year 2018:  www.eoy.ee/metsis. 

Video Ahto Täpsi
Translation Liis

Estonian text posted 29.01.2018

Did you watch and count birds at the weekend?

The Winter Garden Bird Watch took place on January 26.-28. It has developed into the most popular birdwatching event in Estonia and the largest people’s science enterprise.

A preliminary summary of the survey from the Estonian Ornithological Society:

On the weekend more than 44 000 birds were counted