Video record and investigation Ahto Täpsi

Photo Arne Ader

Translation Liis

Roe deer    Metskits or kaber    Capreolus capreolus

In Virumaa in the Roostoja area the roe buck is out for food. In the bog bilberry kind of pine forest habitat there are not many choices. So an investigation was made to see what goes for food in such a place at this time of the year. He had nibbled at fresh shoots of hare’s-tail cottongrass (Eriophorum vaginatum). In pulling them out of the tussock he managed to get hold of the white and sweeter lower parts of the stems as well.

Trail camera record sent by Ahto Täpsi

Photo Sven Začek, www.zacekfoto.ee

Translation Liis

Beaver    Kobras or piiber       Castor fiber

On the banks of inland waters traces of beaver activities are well visible; our largest rodents still have their mating period, and the otherwise wary creatures move around even in daytime. Their gestation period lasts three and a half months.

Video recorded by Ahto Täpsi

Photo Arne Ader

Translation Liis

In our neighbourhood pygmy owls have become more active in evenings. There were at least three of them on Wednesday making themselves heard in the village.

Pygmy owl; Eurasian pygmy owl     Värbkakk          Glaucidium passerinum

Pygmy owls occur widely in all of Estonia but they are scarce. It might be said that they are birds who set store on ecologically valuable areas. Their  numbers are estimated at around a thousand breeding pairs.

Video recorded by Lusy, LK forum

Photos Arne Ader

Translation Liis

In the video we recognize the nesters of last year, the smaller male Mihkel with greyish plumage and sturdy and strong female Mari

Buzzard; Common buzzard     Hiireviu            Buteo buteo

Information from Estonian Environmental Board

Webcam image captured by Mutikluti, LK forum

Video recorded by Bea, LK forum

Translation Liis

View from Wednesday morning of white-tailed eagle nest

For the symbols of Estonian primeval nature, the white-tailed eagles and golden eagles and the owls, the breeding period has started and the birds sit on eggs in the nests. The Environmental Board calls on all landowners, forest managers, hunters and all others who move in nature to support the peace during the breeding time of birds that are rare and very sensitive to environmental changes.