Photo Arne Ader

Estonian Weather Services: snow chart

Estonian text posted 13.12.2017 

After a snowfall

Pre-winter is a period with  changeable weather when the snow cover is temporary, short periods of frost alternate with thaw and a white carpet appears repeatedly.

Already tomorrow the view of Estonia may change because the weather services foretell storm winds to the evening and varying precipitation including icy rain.

Daylight is scarce, just over 6 hours and until the beginning of astronomical winter there are  not even ten days, or to December 21 at 16.28 .

Estonian text posted 09-12-2017

On December 8th the festive conclusion of the Eesti Loodus’s 2017 photo contest took place in the Dorpat Conference Centre in Tartu.

Photo Vikipeedia        

Estonian text posted 11.12.2017

European eel; Common eel    Euroopa angerjas or harilik angerjas        Anguilla Anguilla

The European Commission has proposed a ban on eel fishing in the Atlantic and the Baltic and changes in the internal domestic conservation arrangements of several countries.

It seems that the proposal comes too late although imported eels are still being sold in well stocked supermarkets.

Photos Tiit Hunt and Arne Ader
Translation Liis

Estonian text posted 10.12.2017

Eelpout

Viviparous eelpout; Blenny      Emakala or kiviluts            Zoarces viviparus

The viviparous eelpout is the only fish in Estonian waters to give birth to live fry, or viviparous.

Video compiled by Parabols, LK forum
Translation Liis

Estonian text posted 10.12.2017

Otter’s fish hunt

Otter      Saarmas         Lutra lutra

This year the otter visited the spawning ground at intervals of a few days.