Information from  Tiit Hunt, www.rmk.ee
English translation Liis
Estonian text posted 30.03.2019

The sixth season of the red deer web camera is coming to an end. At the end of February five years ago we were first able to observe the doings of the deer in Saaremaa in real time via the web camera. Yes, indeed time flies, runs, ticks away … it doesn’t dawdle  …

In the video records of the last few days we can see that in the second week of spring one deer bull already has six new furry antler tines while others are bare-headed and many still have their antlers firmly on their heads. 

EOÜ announces

Photo Arne Ader

Blackbird  ( www.loodusemees.ee )

The Estonian Ornithological Society would like to remind you that on this Sunday we hope to see all our members with family and friends taking part in the city birdwatching day.

Screencap from webcam  Maggy, LK forum
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Estonian text posted 28.03.2019

Already in early morning light, at 05.19, Klaara left the nest for a moment and we could see that there were five eggs in the nest hollow

Tawny owl      Kodukakk        Strix aluco

Accordingly the dates of the egg-layings have been: March 16th, 19th, 22nd, 24th and 28th.

Video recorded by  AnSa, LK foorum
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Estonian text posted 22.03.2019

Water shrew   Vesimutt or harilik vesimutt    Neomys fodiens

 

The water shrew belongs to the shrew or Soricidae  family, not to be confused with water voles. The water voles are up to twice as large as water shrews or even more, and so clearly bigger.

The water shrew in action in the video is about six centimetres long, to that comes roughly the same amount of tail length. The  weight  is around ten grams but you may meet specimens that are larger by half