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.

Image from webcam IceAge, LK forum

Video Urmas Lett, www.een

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Estonian text posted 10.12.2018

The feet of three mallards are visible; they are on their way upstream to even  shallower water

Mallard         Sinikael-part       Anas platyrhynchos

Video recorded by Klaabar, LK forum/

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Estonian text posted 03.12.2018

The water level in the trout spawning place is really very low. The frog had probably crept into a turf at the brink, a little higher up than the spawning area to spend the winter but the cold weather and ice cover forced it to search downstream for deeper water where it would be possible to dig into the bottom mud once more …

Catching such images is not common. Wintering frogs have plenty of enemies