Video recorded by  Aita, LK forum
Translation Liis

Brown trout   Jõeforell or hõrnas   Salmo trutta trutta morpha fario 

Usually it is sufficient for a spawning milt fish, i e a male, to look his competitor squarely in the eye or to push it with his nose, and the smaller curious explorer disappears quickly (this we often see at the spawning ground). In the video the obstreperous individual is punished by a painful tug at the fin.

Photo Arne Ader
Translation Liis

Bohemian waxwing in apple tree

Definitely an interesting exhibition, and hopefully winter apples can be tasted too.

November 30 to December 11, open every day 10-17

Videos recorded by Aita, LK forum
Translation Liis

Otter    Harilik saarmas    Lutra lutra

The otter belongs to the indigenous Estonian species and is a mammal protected by law. We have to do with an extremely mobile animal whom scientists have difficulties in monitoring.

With a good hearing and sense of smell it distinguishes moving objects in water as well as on land easily. In contrast an unmoving observer at the river bank may not be noticed.

Text and video record Tiit Hunt, www.rmk.ee
Translation Liis

The long-lasting low level of sea water and the small amount of water in rivers has stretched out the spawning period of sea trout. The rise in water level from the recently thawed snow and the frequent rainfalls have made the sea trout to move more actively again on the way to the spawning sites .

In the video made a few days ago at the Vanaveski old dam on the Vasalemma river we see jumping sea trout. The obstacles that the sea trout must overcome  on their path don’t seem manageable to  all, at least not at the first try …

During the roughly one hour long observation all those who had flown up into the air tumbled back into the frothing water below the dam. Perhaps some clever individuals managed to get over the dam unnoticed, without rushing out of the water.