Text and photos  Aare Lindt, www.loodusmuuseum.ee
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The female gold swift waiting for a male here is browner

Gold swift    Väike-eistekedrik          Hepialus hecta

The gold swift occurs in the whole of Estonia and is common in conifer and mixed forests and  coppices.

Beginning in mid-June and until early August the moths can sometimes be seen flying in great numbers. They rarely come to artificial light since they are active already in the evening when it is light and stop before dusk.

Text and photos  Aare Lindt, www.loodusmuuseum.ee
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Scalloped oak moth

Scalloped oak moth     Röövvaksik     Crocallis elinguaria

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The scalloped oak occurs everywhere in Estonia and it is quite common in broadleaf and mixed forests, coppices and gardens. The moths are attracted to artificial light in July and the first half of August.

Video: Nelda White
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On Saturday unexpected visitors arrived in the ospreys’ nest. Suddenly the nest was full of bees who had decided to stop as a swarm in the home of the ospreys. The ospreys felt uncomfortable and even the food brought by Mai and Mati was almost impossible to eat.

Swarming, or the departure of a  superfluous portion of bees from the nest together with a queen, usually takes place from the beginning of June to the second half of July.

But maybe there were instead ants in the nest who likewise look for new homes?

Check the situation in the nest as it gets lighter, here