Nightjar. 2019

[tonsmit]

Just by chance at 5:32 AM Estonian Time I was checking on the nightjars (nobody home)
and I see a Great Egret strolling by at the top right of the screen.
A Great Egret in a pine forest early in the morning?
Weird. Something illegal going on?

[Urmas]

Those seemingly white ones were pair of Common Cranes walking by. Unfortunately not visible if together with chick(s). According the speed - probably no chicks with them.

[Fleur]

July 10


8:32 a round of zooming searching the young ones

[Fleur]

8:41 a Crane in view

[Fleur]

[sova]

Sooo nice

[Fleur]

8:58 the young ones are not found


Sova, yes, really a nice bird

[sova]

Sova, yes, really a nice bird

Fleur
A crane camera, that would be fine

[Fleur]

[Marbzy]

11:52 a fox. As large as life.

[Fleur]

11:52 a Fox passed by


Marbzy

[Summi]

Fleur
The fox seemed quite surprised that we are all looking at him.
The common cranes are elegant and beautiful.

[aita]

Those seemingly white ones were pair of Common Cranes walking by. Unfortunately not visible if together with chick(s). According the speed - probably no chicks with them.

5:06 there was a family with one young. walks from right to left.
the young is often hidden behind trees.
in the middle young one disappears. in the end through the spruce branches you can see it again.

5:31 they went back.
On the left through the spruce branches you can see. Only the heads were visible.

[aita]

22:57 Yesterday evening, almost 11 minutes video.
9.14 is it the voice of a young nightjar?
10.42 beautiful flying, like dance in the air.

[aita]

Today morning. Adult nightjar is audible near the camera.
3:39 https://youtu.be/aaABUMN5-TM
3:50

my plans have changed and i like it.

[sova]

5:06 there was a family with one young. walks from right to left.
the young is often hidden behind trees.
in the middle young one disappears. in the end through the spruce branches you can see it again.
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5:31 they went back.
On the left through the spruce branches you can see. Only the heads were visible.
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aita ... thank you

[yitmoth]

Fleur, aita, Urmas -- and of course the cam operator, thanks a lot for documenting the cranes' visit! (My computer was down most of the day, so I couldn't catch this in real time.)
Maybe this is a sign that Grus grus should be Estonian bird of the year for 2020?

(As for the fox, I'm just glad it didn't pass by 24h earlier...)

[aita]

23:25 cam time sound adult nightjar. think on the left side.
23:32 farer 23:33 also
23:35 again
23:38 again far (not very far) left i think
23:42 close

[aita]

thank you camera operator
nightjar is well heard
23:47 nightjar on the view
23:51

[aita]

0:08 wild boar
sorry, video in the morning, from archive.