Video Ahto Täpsi
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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

Photo  Mats Kangur
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Estonian text posted 25.01.2018

We see the traces of the rompings of the fox pair and in the right-hand corner the line of tracks of a solitary fox investigating  what has happened

Fox; Red fox       Punarebane or rebane        Vulpes vulpes   

During the weekend Mats still managed to get a nice series of images from the start of  the heat period of the foxes.

Info from Eesti mükoloogiaühing Estonian Mycological Society

Photo Külli Kalamees
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Estonian text posted 13.01.2018

Tinder polypore on birch trunk     

Tinder polypore; Touchwood      Tuletael       Fomes fomentarius

The   Estonian Mycological Society (Eesti mükoloogiaühing) elected the Tinder Polypore as the Mushroom of the Year for 2018.

The tinder polypore belongs to the polypore family; its fruiting bodies grow on birches, more seldom on other broadleaf species.

Text and interviews  Kristel Vilbaste
Photos Arne Ader
Video Villu Karjus
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Estonian text posted 25.12.2017

Elva river

The year 2017 was a year of expectations. We waited for when winter would arrive, and  summer. When will the strawberries be ripe, and the cranberries. Everything dawdled. Or never arrived.

A decent winter never came. Or as nature-wise Vello Keppart wrote to me: "There was no phenological winter at Jõgeva, because a permanent snow cover of 30 days never occurred and so in a strict sense winter, or so to say true winter never arrived in Jõgeva. There were longer periods with snow during last year from November 2nd – November 19th (17 days) and this year from January 3rd – January 24th (21 days) and January 30th – February 17th (19 days)."