Video recorded by  Mutikluti, LK forum
Translation Liis

White-tailed eagle    Merikotkas     Haliaeëtus albicilla

A severe storm the whole Saturday and there was already a fear that the right-hand part of the nest had fallen down with an eaglet. From 6 o’clock the storm started to abate, and bird calls were heard from the nest forest but there are still strong winds.

Only remnants of the nest remain but all barely fledged eaglets have stood up to the harsh ordeal. Nearby the calls of the adult birds can be heard.

Image from webcam captured by Liz, LK forum
Video recorded by  Mutikluti, LK forum
Translation Liis

The large birds must manage with a smaller nest area

White-tailed eagle    Merikotkas        Haliaeëtus albicilla

The rains of the last few days have soaked the eagle nest through and through, in addition there have been strong gusts of wind.

The nest area has become clearly smaller but the eaglets are already at an age when they are able to get across shorter distances by flying.

Text and photos  Aare Lindt, www.loodusmuuseum.ee
Translation Liis

Great oak beauty

Great oak beauty  Hiid-samblikuvaksik   Hypomecis roboraria

The great oak beauty can be seen in Estonia quite often in broadleaf and mixed forests, but frequently also in gardens from mid-June to early August.

It is one of the largest among the geometer or Geometridae moths, with a wing span of up to 60 mm. Thanks to its efficient protective colouring it is simply not noticed in nature.

Image from webcam captured by  Fleur, LK forum
Translation Liis

Badger     Mäger       Meles meles

The openings of the badger sett towards the webcam are becoming overgrown with grass but the sett has not been abandoned. In summer new den openings are diligently dug out and the network of burrows is enlarged. So it is too with the sett that we watch, where we had to move the camera to the other side. The bottom image gives an idea of where the camera is installed.

Photos Arne Ader
Translation Liis

Valerian

Valerian; All-heal     Harilik palderjan      Valeriana officinalis

Summer has come so far that the valerian flowers, or is about to flower in North Estonia. Herbalists have used the herb already for thousands of years until today.

Does the valerian flowering in the meadows remind of the Umbelliferae family plants? It is a perennial, in the honeysuckle family and related to madders (Rubiaceae).

The large inflorescences, cymes, are adorned with funnel-shaped pinkish flowers, a little different from others in the family that do not have such long umbels.