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We asked the core members of Looduskalender’s forum to reply to five questions.

 

Renandeli alias Taina Marjanen (from Kirkkonummi in Finland)

1. The name Renandeli comes from a book “The death of the horse” by the Finnish writer Aulikki Oksanen. The book is poetic, Renandeli is a mystic being in it – a human with a horse face whose friend is a bird. When I chose my alias I at once remembered this. Probably there aren’t many other Renandelis.
2. Watching the black stork camera has changed my attitude completely, I have much to learn. Now I see every living being differently, even though I loved animals already when a child. It is great that I have met some forum people in person and not only virtually.
3. I work with handicraft.
4. My friends know what I am engaged in. Some were surprised at first (when I told them about the Estonian black stork camera) but now they follow the camera themselves with interest, and also regard the animals and birds in their own lives differently.
5. When I opened the web camera and saw the nest of Donna and Padis, these first moments were the most memorable. The third chick had just hatched and Donna “removed” it. Amazed, I stayed to follow their life and I was shaken by the beauty of it. Today I follow the hatching of the lesser spotted eagle. Watching the web camera is worth it. Now I wait for news of the nesting of the black storks in general in Estonia.

 

Jo UK alias Josephine Coleman (from Winchester in England)
1. Jo as in Josephine.
2. Those web cameras have made me understand birds better than earlier, have clearly changed my relation to them.
3. I practice traditional Chinese medicine.
4. My friends know of my interest, but only one or two share the enthusiasm.
5. Seeing the first flight of a young eagle or black stork is a moment of true joy.

 

4. I have made all my family and friends share the interest.
5. In this year it has sadly not been possible to follow the life of the black storks, in August the nest became empty and this year there hasn’t been any nesting there.
But I have learnt to know the white-tailed eagles better. And again it was such a great surprise how clever they, are and what a good close-knit family Linda and Sulev have. This winter I became interested in ravens too.In June-July my favourites Sulli and Kluti (the young white-tailed eaglets) will fledge. I watch them and take part in the forum.
The most memorable event: when Donna landed in the nest as I was watching on April 1 last year. I had been waiting so eagerly for her, I had tears in my eyes for joy.

 

Kuremari alias Merle Abel (Tallinn)
1. In the forum I am Kuremari, it seemed like a good name because it is connected to storks, and has many meanings (kuremari – crane berry – cranberry), so suitable in every way in a forum with nature as a theme.    
2. An enormous amount of information and understanding. Particularly I have got much more knowledge about birds – I can already recognize several of them. In addition respect for nature, the understanding that we are more similar to other species than I had believed. Most important – the need to protect nature, the effects of man’s doings can be catastrophic. 
3. I am an accountant.  
4. Quite a lot follow the cameras.
5. The most emotional moment was Padis’s arrival back home. To wait for there are the flying exercises of the young eaglets (Kluti ja Sulli), the hatching of the lesser spotted eagle chicks, and most of all, that Padis will visit the nest form time to time! 

 

Juta alias Juta Kareda (Tallinn)
1. The avatar image is my favourite bird, the barn swallow.
2. Since I live in a concrete city, this is a window into nature.
3. Piano teacher.
4. Sadly, no.

5. The most memorable and beautiful moment was when the black storks returned to the nest last spring. 

 

In the June issue of the journal Loodusesõber there is more to read about the storkaholics.