Photos Arne Ader

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Estonian text posted 30.04.2018

Butterbur flowering

Butterbur        Harilik katkujuur        Petasites hybridus

At the same time as the colt’s-foot the eye-catching but rarely occurring butterbur flowers.

Where can we find the butterbur in nature?
The butterbur prefers a fertile fresh habitat with clayey soil.. The banks of water bodies, and also the verges of ditches and ponds suit, but the plant has also reached the seashore. Suitable habitats may also be found in humid parts of old parks.

Video and image Fleur, LK forum
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Estonian text posted 04.05.2018

Klaara on evening flight out of nest

Tawny owl      Kodukakk      Strix aluco

By today all owl chicks have hatched.

A brief survey: on March 30 we could see the first egg in the nest. The next eggs Klaara laid on April 2 and 5.

When exactly one month had passed, or on April 30, a chick hatched from the first egg, the second on May 1, and the last on May 3.

Screenshot Sova, LK forum
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Estonian text posted 01.05.2018

Female Suvi trusts leaving the nest only when male Sulev is near it

White-tailed eagle     Merikotkas         Haliaeëtus albicilla  

By today the eagle chick is a week old – it hatched as you may remember on April 24.

Info from Aivar Leito
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Estonian text posted  30.04.2018

Crane Loode with transmitter in western Czech republic. Photo local bird watcher 24.04.2018. 

Dear Crane Friends!