Brown Bears are waking up from hibernation
The first migrating birds, such as Cranes, Starlings, Northern Lapwings and Greylag Geese, arrived some weeks ago and today morning, the air was already filled with Woodlark songs. In most places, these are the classical announcers of spring. But in Alutaguse area, Brown Bear tracks on melting snow are probably the clearest sign that spring is […]
Read MoreGrouse in Estonian autumn
The year of the Western Capercaillie is ending in about a week. Now it’s a good time to look back at some of the encounters we had with this forest grouse. The first encounter was in March during our Steller’s Eider Weekend tour, where Rein and his group met a “crazy specimen” (photo below) on […]
Read MoreSome positive notes for Estonian forests and biodeviersity
Today it was announced that the Estonian Naturalist’s Society (LUS) is leading a project which aims to carry out the inventory of Woodland Key Habitats (WKH) in Estonia and to improve the environmental knowledge about WKHs. During the first months of the project, experts have already managed map out around 300ha of WKHs. The objective […]
Read MoreAlutaguse – Estonia’s youngest national park
We are happy to announce that Estonia has now one more national park – Alutaguse. The idea of establishing Alutaguse National Park was already considered at the beginning of 1920s, it took almost 100 years before it was finally carried out. The aim of the national park is to protect the mires, forests and coastal […]
Read MoreNew winter guests have arrived
The thermometer has shown degrees below zero now for more than a month. One night the thermometer on one of our tracking cameras even showed -31°C. This means that all the fallen snow has stacked up, giving forests and their surroundings that winter wonderland/picture book look. Now, if you are a wildlife photographer, adding a Goshawk […]
Read MoreA rare encounter with the Western Capercailllie
The first month of the year has flown by, bringing snow and temperatures below zero. Watching the snowstorm behind the windows of our NaTourEst office in Tallinn, it feels a bit strange to post a video from late spring, but there’s a good reason for it. Namely, exactly in a months time, the Republic of […]
Read MoreWinter guests near the new brown bear hide
December means that all the bears, who gave us unforgettable emotions from early spring to late autumn, have become dormant. The last active Brown Bear was captured by our camera trap on the 29th of October. This does not mean that life around the new bear hide has gone quiet. As the new hide is […]
Read MoreYoung Ural Owl
Our group managed to see nice Ural Owl nest with one chick on nest. Jarek got this young one on the photo waiting for a food.
Read MoreYoungsters near brown bear hide
Brown bear watching season 2016 is on and still lasting. Have you already seen this youngster walking around?
Read MoreBrown bear autumn season 2015
Brown bear watching and photography season Autumn 2015 is opened. You are welcome to visit our hides- luxurious phoot hide for 2 people, mini hide for 1 person and big watching hide for 10 people. Season last September- October. What kind of mammals you might see around? Have a look at online Brown bear camera- […]
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