Video recorded by Biker, LK forum

Tawny owl     Kodukakk      Strix aluco

At 7 o’clock in the evening Klaara called on her mate Klaus. And after that we saw the first egg lying on the bottom of the nest.

The nesting period of tawny owls is long and we will have time to discuss everything in more detail.

Screencap from webcam IceAge, LK forum
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Bullfinches visited the birdfeeder until the end of the season.

This winter turned out as it did but our feathered friends got different bird foods by  BALSNACK. Arne Ader cared nicely for the birds outside the window of the Loodusemees home office and ends the feeding only when the capricious spring weather is over.

The image from the camera was quite decent, there was no shortage of bird species – we can see that from the LK forum entries: thank you to the devoted watchers in the forum: LINK

Video recorded by  Fleur, LK forum
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Grey seal        Hallhüljes        Halichoerus grypus

As we have already written,  the females feed the pups for about three weeks, then the heat period begins. The large male seals of course fight for the females, driving off their rivals in order to be in the right place at the right time. The really large seal bulls have no bonds to the following generations and they may weigh up to three hundred kilos. The neck folds are sometimes scarred from bloody fights with each other.

Screencap by  Hellem, LK forum
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Seal bull guarding his ”harem”

Grey seal     Hallhüljes          Halichoerus grypus   

I asked seal researcher Ivar Jüssi who visited the isle on March 1 for observations when the peak of the mating period of the greys might come.