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Brown Bear cam in Estonia (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Jos Stratford
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Tree Sparrow
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Oh well. It was fun whilst it lasted.
Corvus cornix
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It was. A shame if it's gone all together, but all good things must come to an end, I suppose.
Gladiator96
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bears must have eaten the camera 8-P
Really a shame though. I would have liked to seen what it's like in winter.
Really a shame though. I would have liked to seen what it's like in winter.
Farnboro John
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Jos Stratford
Beast from the East
The cam is down for a 'summer break' - with an abundance of berries in the forest, feeding is halted at this location to give the bears a chance to feed totally naturally. The feeding, and I presume camera, are supposed to restart in late August ...September is usually a very good time at the feeding station.
This is also a fairly good time to see the bears wandering in Estonia - often in meadows at this time of year.
Corvus cornix
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Great news! I'll have to keep an eye out for it coming back 
Jos Stratford
Beast from the East
Not sure it is for the purposes of the camera or for people viewing from the hides (I think the latter), but the light is hanging in a tree quite high above the feeder - it is a low power 'normal' light and casts just about enough light to scan the feeding area with binoculars once it is dark.
Tree Sparrow
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Glad it'll be back on soon .
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Corvus cornix
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Looks like the camera is back in action
Raccoon Dog on camera as I type (camera time 20:01)
Cheers
Raccoon Dog on camera as I type (camera time 20:01)
Cheers
Nutcracker
Stop Brexit!
Group of Boar at near feeder, Bear at rear feeder, now.
Jos Stratford
Beast from the East
Paid my second visit of the season to this hide, account of a live evening ...
Bear Log:
16.00. Arrival, two Roe Deers adjacent, then a walk of a kilometer of so to the clearing, home for night this time a small squat one-man hide, big enough for me and not much more.
16.30. Into the hide, the first half hour quiet outside, a few Jays feeding, occasional Great Spotted Woodpeckers coming and going.
17.05. Red Squirrel scampers in, briefly feeding at the grain pile.
17.45. First Raccoon Dog of the evening arrives, spends five minutes sniffing about.
18.15. Raccoon Dog trots through, not lingering.
18.30-18.50. Raccoon Dog returns, twenty minutes feeding.
19.10. Two Raccoon Dogs in the clearing, one carrying an enormous fish head.
19.35. Black Woodpecker calling beyond the clearing. Forests otherwise silent.
20.20. Raccoon Dog makes another appearance.
20.25. Two Raccoon Dogs arrived in the clearing, spend about 15 minutes feeding. Fight breaks out between the two scattering them briefly.
20.39. Nervous glances from the Raccoon Dogs, both depart the clearing.
20.40. Brown Bear lumbers in from the rear left, a large blonde individual. Magic moment as it emerges from the pines, saunters into the clearing, sniffing the air.
20.45. Second Brown Bear arrives, strolling in from the centre left. A far smaller bear and somewhat wary of the brute already occupying the clearing. Circles round and lies amongst the tussocks about 30 metres in front of my hide.
20.45-21.15. Both Brown Bears feeding, appears to be mostly berries or grain scattered on the ground. Large bear occasionally approaching the smaller, latter wisely retreating each time.
21.15. Smaller bear exits left.
21.18. Larger bear exits right. Raccoon Dog immediately returns to feed briefly.
21.28. Smaller Brown Bear returns, again settling just in front of the hide.
21.30. Larger Brown Bear also returns, preferring an area near the rear of the clearing. Fast becoming dark, but low intensity lighting at the rear of the clearing still illuminating the bears at treat.
21.35. Full moon rises behind the Brown Bears, a classic image - almost aligned, the smaller bear about 20 metres in front of me, the larger bear directly behind, the full moon beyond them both, creating a most atmospheric silhouette.
21.35 onwards. A perfect evening, both Brown Bears present throughout. Mostly peacefully feeding 40-50 metres apart, occasional moments of drama as the larger bear chased off the smaller, the two bears thundering around the clearing for moments until calm resettled.
22.30. Called it a night, sleeping on the floor on the hide, the smaller bear again just 20 metres in front, the larger one a little further.
06.00. Brown Bears gone, Crested Tits calling at the edge of the clearing. All quiet for the next hour or so, one Nutcracker as I departed.
So ended a memorable evening with the bears. Far less activity overall than in June (especially with bird song, etc, but also far fewer visits by Racoon Dogs and no Wild Boar) ...but a far better showing by the bears this time
Bear Log:
16.00. Arrival, two Roe Deers adjacent, then a walk of a kilometer of so to the clearing, home for night this time a small squat one-man hide, big enough for me and not much more.
16.30. Into the hide, the first half hour quiet outside, a few Jays feeding, occasional Great Spotted Woodpeckers coming and going.
17.05. Red Squirrel scampers in, briefly feeding at the grain pile.
17.45. First Raccoon Dog of the evening arrives, spends five minutes sniffing about.
18.15. Raccoon Dog trots through, not lingering.
18.30-18.50. Raccoon Dog returns, twenty minutes feeding.
19.10. Two Raccoon Dogs in the clearing, one carrying an enormous fish head.
19.35. Black Woodpecker calling beyond the clearing. Forests otherwise silent.
20.20. Raccoon Dog makes another appearance.
20.25. Two Raccoon Dogs arrived in the clearing, spend about 15 minutes feeding. Fight breaks out between the two scattering them briefly.
20.39. Nervous glances from the Raccoon Dogs, both depart the clearing.
20.40. Brown Bear lumbers in from the rear left, a large blonde individual. Magic moment as it emerges from the pines, saunters into the clearing, sniffing the air.
20.45. Second Brown Bear arrives, strolling in from the centre left. A far smaller bear and somewhat wary of the brute already occupying the clearing. Circles round and lies amongst the tussocks about 30 metres in front of my hide.
20.45-21.15. Both Brown Bears feeding, appears to be mostly berries or grain scattered on the ground. Large bear occasionally approaching the smaller, latter wisely retreating each time.
21.15. Smaller bear exits left.
21.18. Larger bear exits right. Raccoon Dog immediately returns to feed briefly.
21.28. Smaller Brown Bear returns, again settling just in front of the hide.
21.30. Larger Brown Bear also returns, preferring an area near the rear of the clearing. Fast becoming dark, but low intensity lighting at the rear of the clearing still illuminating the bears at treat.
21.35. Full moon rises behind the Brown Bears, a classic image - almost aligned, the smaller bear about 20 metres in front of me, the larger bear directly behind, the full moon beyond them both, creating a most atmospheric silhouette.
21.35 onwards. A perfect evening, both Brown Bears present throughout. Mostly peacefully feeding 40-50 metres apart, occasional moments of drama as the larger bear chased off the smaller, the two bears thundering around the clearing for moments until calm resettled.
22.30. Called it a night, sleeping on the floor on the hide, the smaller bear again just 20 metres in front, the larger one a little further.
06.00. Brown Bears gone, Crested Tits calling at the edge of the clearing. All quiet for the next hour or so, one Nutcracker as I departed.
So ended a memorable evening with the bears. Far less activity overall than in June (especially with bird song, etc, but also far fewer visits by Racoon Dogs and no Wild Boar) ...but a far better showing by the bears this time
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Jos Stratford
Beast from the East
kittykat23uk
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Nice! I must have been watching some of this with you, all bei it remotely!
Nutcracker
Stop Brexit!
Bear just walked in from right
Jos Stratford
Beast from the East
Still there now, and a Raccoon Dog behind ...and that bear looks like the big brute that I saw a couple of weeks ago.
