Text and photos  Aare Lindt, www.loodusmuuseum.ee

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Female small emperor

Small emperor   Kevadpaabusilm    Saturnia pavonia

The small emperor occurs in the whole of Estonia; occasionally they can be seen in bogs and marshes as well as at the outskirts of mixed forests. They fly from mid-May until mid-June.

The male and female small emperor have different colours..

Photo Arne Ader

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Broad-bordered bee hawkmoth

Broad-bordered bee hawkmoth   Kimalas-lottsuru   Hemaris fuciformis

We are used to notice the flight of the hawkmoths in the evening, and so it is with most of the hawkmoth species that can be seen in Estonia (there are 17 species here).

For a hawkmoth busy in daytime the broad-bordered bee haawkmoth is almost always a safe guess; at that time the other species are resting on tree trunks, little visible thanks to their good camouflage colouring.

Letter from  Raul  in Pärnu

Photo Arne Ader

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Fox family

The Vana-Pärnu shore meadow is kept open by grazing cattle. A number of different bird species live in the meadow, it seems that some of them also use the insects that circle around the cattle for food.

Photo Arne Ader

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Piiritaja

Swift     Piiritaja or piirpääsuke      Apus apus

The simple answer – at the summer solstice, on June 21st at 1.34  AM local time in Estonia

In nature things are a little different. In southern Estonia summer has begun but on the northern coast the beautiful springtime still lasts.

When the flowering of apple trees ends  summer begins. Other markers must also be considered, such as the heading of rye and in the world of birds, the arrival of swifts.

Text and photos  Aare Lindt, www.loodusmuuseum.ee

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Pale prominent

Pale prominent   Nokktutlane     Pterostoma palpinum

Pale prominents occur in all Estonia and they can be seen in forests and coppices but also in gardens and parks. The moths hatch in the second half of May and fly until mid-July.