Video cut Fleur, LK forum
Translation Liis

Estonian text posted 08.07.2018

rMother Tiiu brings rodent to nest and nobody needs to assist the eaglet at eating any longer

Greater spotted eagle    Suur-konnakotkas    Aquila clanga v. Clanga clanga

 

While the month-old eaglet still had to be coddled by the mother then a strong development towards independence has taken place during the last week.

Video cut  Liz, LK forum
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Estonian text posted 08.07.2018

On Friday at 15.59

White-tailed eagle         Merikotkas           Haliaeëtus albicilla

 

On Friday morning I was in an Internet-free community and so I can only comment the event in retrospect – sorry .

Text and photos  Aivar Leito
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Estonian text posted 05.07.2018

Dear Crane Friends!

I am happy to announce that on July 3rd we caught two big crane chicks at Soitsjärve lake and marked them with coloured rings and transmitters

We used the new generation OrniTrack-L40 - leg-mount solar powered GPS-GSM transmitters manufactured in Lithuania  which have proved themselves well up to now.

The catching was done quickly and effectively, we caught both chicks together at once in early morning. The catchers were, besides me, Ivar Ojaste and Uko Bleive.

Text and photos Tiit Hunt, www.rmk.ee
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Estonian  text posted 02.07. 2018

Summer ended when it had just began, then returned, and thus many times over. Perhaps the Estonian climate makes mischief. The unexpected mid-summer heat in May set nature growing and everything flowering, then the pre-midsummer long dry period again put the brakes on – what do you know, maybe it is some kind of attempt by nature to keep a balance. So at the moment we can meet a cross section of all Estonia’s late spring and early to  midsummer plants flowering . The columbine is eye-catching  in this mass of flowers by its colour, shape and peculiar flower form and Father Weather’s  pranks have allowed us to see  the beauty of its flowers already for a whole month.

Screenshot from webcam  UteL, LK forum
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Estonian text posted 04.07.2018

Early morning grooming

Black stork      Must-toonekurg      Ciconia nigra

With the trimming of the plumage less ”chick down” remains, the growing proper feathers get cared for and there will be fewer pestering parasites left – there may be quite a number of them in the nest.

The adults feed the young storks well, at least four rounds of food per day.