Pl@ntnet  tested with own photos by  Kaido Einama from Arvutimaailm

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We have apps for music that on listening recognize the performer and story. We have also software  for organising photos that detect faces in photos and say who is in the photo.  We have not yet good  identifiers for nature sounds, fungi, animals and plants. Or have we? Actually we have. And it isn’t April 1 any longer. Pl@ntNet recognizes a plant from a photo, by its flower, leaf, stems or fruits.

This is a plant identifier created in France and it should know the flora of Western Europe. But it turns out that Estonian plants are no strangers to this artificial intelligence.

Video recorded by  Fleur, LK forum

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Grey seal        Hallhüljes       Halichoerus grypus

Videos and comments Ahto Täpsi
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Spring is here and the waters have been let free. For those who have planned to visit the Uhaku karst area now is a good time to do it.

There is water enough for the river and the underground. Happy watching!

Ohoi Sinda, rauda, raiska,

rauda raiska, rähka kurja,...

Science news from the Year of the Great Tit conveyed by Marko Mägi

Photo of great tit nestbox by Marko Mägi

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Great tit      Rasvatihane        Parus major

Since it is high time to get the old nestboxes in order or to build new ones, many confront the question about space in the nestbox. How big a box does the bird feel comfortable in? Is it at all important how large the nestbox is?

Text and photos Aare Lindt, www.loodusmuuseum.ee

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March moth

March moth    Keltsavaksik         Alsophila aescularia

The March moth emerges from the pupa when the last snow thaws in late March and we can see them in flight until the end of April. This moth stands some degrees of frost so cold spring nights doesn’t kill it.