Text and photos  Aare Lindt, www.loodusmuuseum.ee
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Iron prominent (male specimen)

Iron prominent     Lepa-hammastutlane        Notodonta dromedarius

 

The iron prominent occurs in the whole of Estonia and is common. The moths can be seen in summer in forests, coppices and gardens. The ”tooth”, hammas, in the Estonian name, hammastutlane refers to the line of conical wart-like protuberances on the back of the caterpillar.

Photos Arne Ader
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Hop. Flowering male plant

Hop      Harilik humal         Humulus lupulus

Climbers or lianas are more characteristic of the tropics – a little bit of exotics here.

Hops climb in trees up to a height of six meters, sometimes, but rarely, also higher. The partly lignified stem winds only clockwise and attaches itself by hooked spikes on the stems of the plant, leaves and inflorescences.

Hops have two kinds of flowers, male and female, that we find on separate plants – so it is dioecious.

Image from webcam captured by  Solo, LK forum
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Black stork   Must-toonekurg        Ciconia nigra

(Estonian original published Thursday 04.08.2016)

Yesterday morning (Wednesday) at 11 o’clock the storklet left the nest and we were all convinced that the migration itch set the young bird moving. To the nest we might have expected male Karl, but what happened?

Video recorded by  Lucy, LK forum
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A few minutes before leaving the nest
Estonian original published Wednesday 03.08.2016

Black stork     Must-toonekurg         Ciconia nigra

The night towards Tuesday was still spent in the nest, in early morning some necessary flights were made and from the video we can see that the departure from the nest was quite decisive.

Wind in your wings and adventures without dangers!

In some years the male has visited the nest after the departure of the young – as if summarising the happenings of the summer.

Video recorded by  Lucy, LK forum
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On Monday night the storklet was still being fed

Estonian article published Tuesday 03.08.2016

Black stork     Must- toonekurg        Ciconia nigra

After the rain on Monday the male came to feed the last storklet left in the nest. The siblings have already started an independent life. The female left already a few weeks ago quietly heading for the winter quarters – such is the mode of life of all nesting birds of this species, which we have seen over the years in the web camera.