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Estonian text posted 22.12.2018

The season has arrived when we can observe the birds visiting the winter bird feeder and see their doings for the 13th year. The images from the winter bird feeder camera at Otepää reaches all interested watchers through the cooperation of Loodusemees, Linnuvaatleja and Looduskalender.

Text and web camera records Tiit Hunt, www.rmk.ee
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Estonian text posted 21.12.2018

And it arrived! When on Monday we still pondered whether the wolf would  show up  here then this morning a few minutes past 7 o’clock it was there.

It may be a lonely wolf in the area that showed up last winter too when the jackal camera was located about six kilometres from here on the Metsküla shore.

Text and video records Tiit Hunt, www.rmk.ee

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Estonian text posted 17.12.2018

Last night at 3.41 and in the morning at 8.01 a lynx appeared in the webcam – the Animal of the Year . 

Video recorded by Parabols, LK forum

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Estonian text posted 12.12.2018 

 

The video is a couple of years old. This year the water flow is extremely small and the water too muddy for recording a video

 

Ninespine stickleback    Luukarits    Pungitius pungitius    

 

The slim, spool-shaped sticklebacks have conspicuous spines on the back (dorsal) fin. There may be nine up to eleven of them, and in addition one on each ventral fin.

The thin peduncle or tail stem is noticeable. The lifetime of these small fish reaches up to three years. Most have a similar body length, five to six centimetres.

Video recorded by AnSa, LK forum
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Estonian text  posted 12.12.2018

 

 

Jackal; Golden jackal      Šaakal or harilik šaakal        Canis aureus

 

In full winter fur the animals look much sturdier. The cautious animals are busy in full daylight. Of course they are tempted by the smells of offered food but about this we have already written earlier.

For interested readers there is more reading on the LK forum page: LINK