Text and photo Aarne

Translation Liis

The photo is … well, mediocre, to express it politely. But I didn’t want to take the risk of getting nearer. They had just arrived from a long flight, wanted to rest and to enjoy each other’s company. They hardly missed me

Crane; Common crane    Sookurg       Grus grus  

Image from webcam captured by IceAge, LK forum

Translation Liis

Samples are taken from a perished grey seal pup for laboratory purposes.

Grey seal        Hallhüljes       Halichoerus grypus

A thorough seal count takes about an hour and a half, after that a short sea trip back to Saaremaa, the boat on to the car trailer and the trip goes to the next seal isle.  In the evening numbers are summed up and a summary of the day is made.

Image sent by LK reader  Kaisa

Translation Liis

Ruby tiger in Mõisaküla in Kiili parish. In the midst of a snow field a hairy caterpillar - "päevakoer“ or ”sun dog”. The snow crust is about 10 centimetres thick and can be walked on without sinking in.

Ruby tiger     Kevadkaruslane      Phragmatobia fuliginosa

Info from  Margus Ots, Co-ordinator of the Year of the Great Tit

Photo Arne Ader

Translation Liis

Great tit

In Finnish the great tit (Estonian rasvatihane, ”fat tit”) is called  talitiainen. Since one of the Estonian folk names of the great tit is also talitihane, ”winter tit”, it seems evident to Estonians that the Finnish  talitiainen  means talitihane, “winter tit”. The Finnish name of the great tit has been explained so for instance in texts about the Bird of the Year (i a in journals Tiirutaja and Eesti Loodus).

Trail camera video sent by  Ahto Täpsi
Photo Arne Ader
Translation Liis