Porr, Certhia familiaris

Pisikest ja väledat porri kohtab tavaliselt puutüvedel "töötamas". Ta alustab putukate otsimist tüve altosast ja liigub spiraalis üles.

You can usually see the tiny and fast Treecreeper "working" on the tree-trunks. It starts from the bottom and spirally moves towards the top.

Kusagil niisama istumas ja vahtimas teda ei näe. Vähemalt meie pole näinud. Tänu oma kiirele liikumisele on porri üsna keeruline pildistada. Need kaadrid saime Harjumaal.

You never see it just sitting and looking around. At least we have not seen. Due to its' constant movement, the Treecreeper is quite difficult to get in the frame. The shots are made in Harjumaa, Estonia.

Metskits, Capreolus capreolus

Tihedas lumesajus on raske loomi märgata. Nii meile kui kitsedele tuli selline lumesadu pärast kauneid kevadpäevi suure üllatusena.

At the dense snow it's hard to notice animals. Snowfall after lovely spring days came as a suprise for us and the roe deers as well.

Tutt-tihane, Parus cristatus

Tutt-tihased on praegu okaspuumetsade valitsejad. Neid on niipalju, et nende tsidistamine võib kohati olla kõrvulukustav. Harjumaa.

The Crested Tits are at the moment the rulers of the conifer forests. There are so many of them that their chirping can sometimes even be deafening. Harjumaa, Estonia.

Värviline õhtu

Colorful evening

Rebane, Red Fox

"Oot-oot, kust poolt ma seda hiire piiksumist nüüd kuulsin? Sealt vist tuli..."
"Wait a minute, where did the mouse squeaking came from? From that way I think..."

"Ei, ei ikka vist siitsamast."
"No, no, it was from just right here ."

Jäine talvekroon

Icy winter crown.

Kuldnokk, Sturnus vulgaris

Kohe-kohe algab kevad ja nagu tellitult nägime täna esimest korda ka ametlikke kevadekuulutajaid. Kuldnokad trotsisid lumevaipa ja otsisid endale sulanud paikadest midagi söödavat. Harjumaa.

In couple of hours spring arrives to Estonia and as a proof of that we saw today the official harbringers of spring the first time. The Starlings were defying the snow and were searching the food from the melted places. Harjumaa, Estonia.

Päikesetõus merel

Mahedad hetked paari nädala tagusest ajast kui temperatuurid olid veel -25 kraadi juures ja meri oli paksu jääkihi all.

Sunrise at sea. The moments from couple of weeks ago when the temperatures were below -25C and the sea was under a thick crust of ice.

Pasknäär, Garrulus Glandarius

Seekord veidi teistsugune pilt. Peale tausta mustvalgeks muutmist, paistab pasknäär eriti kireva linnuna.

This time a photo with a twist. After making the background black and white, the Eurasian Jay looks like a very colorful bird.

Arktiline Virumaa

Arctic Virumaa. Estonia.

Talvike, Emberiza citrinella

Seltsis on segasem!
The more the merrier!

Talvekuld

Winter gold

Talvemakrod

Silmapaistvalt erinev.
Spectacularly different.

Lumekuusik.
Forest of snow firs.

Õmblus, stitching

Looma jäljed jäisel lumel viivad metsa poole. Jättes endast maha õmbluse...
Animal tracks on icy snow lead to forest. Only stitching remains...

Musträhn, Dryocopus martius

Hoolimata pikast veenmisest ja passimisest Musträhn okste vahelt välja ei tulnud. Tagus ennastunustavalt seda pehkinud kuuske nii et laastud lendasid mitme meetri kaugusele. Musträhn on looduskaitsealune liik. Kõrvemaa.

Despite the long and hardy persuasion and waiting, Black Woodpecker remained between the branches. It hammered self-forgettingly this old tree so the chips fell meters away. The Black Woodpecker is a protected species. Kõrvemaa, Estonia

Metskits, Capreolus capreolus

Karm talv on teinud tingimused väga keeruliseks just metskitsedele. Hetkel teavad jahimehed rääkida, et näljast nõrkevaid kitsi on mets täis ning algamas on rasked ajad loomadele, kelle toiduahel sõltub just kitsedest.
Rough winter has made the conditons very hard for the Roe Deers. At the moment hunters are saying that the forests are full of exhausted animals and hard times will begin for those whose foodchain is depending on deers. Estonia

Ennem päikesetõusu

-28C. Krõbedalt kaunis talvehommik merel. Harjumaa.
Before sunrise. -28C. Crispy but beautiful winter morning at sea. Harjumaa, Estonia.

Oks

Talv on koormanud raske lumega ka puud. Harjumaal.
Winter has overloaded the trees with a heavy snow. Harjumaa, Estonia.