Text and photos  Aare Lindt, www.loodusmuuseum.ee
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Iron prominent (male specimen)

Iron prominent     Lepa-hammastutlane        Notodonta dromedarius

 

The iron prominent occurs in the whole of Estonia and is common. The moths can be seen in summer in forests, coppices and gardens. The ”tooth”, hammas, in the Estonian name, hammastutlane refers to the line of conical wart-like protuberances on the back of the caterpillar.

Photos Arne Ader
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Hop. Flowering male plant

Hop      Harilik humal         Humulus lupulus

Climbers or lianas are more characteristic of the tropics – a little bit of exotics here.

Hops climb in trees up to a height of six meters, sometimes, but rarely, also higher. The partly lignified stem winds only clockwise and attaches itself by hooked spikes on the stems of the plant, leaves and inflorescences.

Hops have two kinds of flowers, male and female, that we find on separate plants – so it is dioecious.

Image from webcam captured by  Solo, LK forum
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Black stork   Must-toonekurg        Ciconia nigra

(Estonian original published Thursday 04.08.2016)

Yesterday morning (Wednesday) at 11 o’clock the storklet left the nest and we were all convinced that the migration itch set the young bird moving. To the nest we might have expected male Karl, but what happened?

Today, Thursday, at 4 o’clock in the afternoon storklet Kalli returned to the nest although we rather expected the male, and will probably stay for the night too.