Winter darkness – Kaamos
Word ” kaamos ” is used to describe winter darkness short days and lack of sunset (cloudy most of the time) during the period between beginning of November and end of January/midFebruary. Word comes from saami langugae, word “skam” means short day. Well, if there is snow then i don’t feel that this period is affecting me, but if it’s rainy- muddy- cloudy- grey then it gets sometimes really frustrating. For instance few years ago , during that 3,5 month period there was only 5 (five) sunny days in Tallinn. But on the other hand, I enjoy the sadness and washed colors i can see outdoors. If you want to try our your photography skills, then check HERE for Nature Photography day trip, its available during winter as well!
Ural owl
A throwback…. You know there is no good explanation for that but you sometimes JUST KNOW that somebody is looking at you. I was following some fresh moose tracks, as I happend to see young moose about distance of 300…400m. Found the footprints i tried to follow it but lost it in few hundred meters. I also realized that it’s too damn dark to get a reasonable quality image anyway. And then i feel that somebody is stearing at me. i turned arund and there was a about 7-8 weeks old ural owlet up on the tree just about 10 meters away. So i climbed a tree myself to get an better angle for the shot but it was too dark already for proper shot. Luckily Sony a7iii allows to shoot okay quality with really high ISO, so I got at least some memory of that moment. Find HERE more…
Day tours to north Estonia
Day tours to north Estonia contain lot of costal landscape and different coastline types. Limestone cliffs, sandstone cliffs, sandy beaches, some waterfalls. Of course, we try to find on our way some wildlife and birdlife activity and history and culture in included to every day trip. It’s a shorter daytour and suitable to do it also during winter. All our day trips start form Tallinn. Check HERE north Estonia day trip details
Lahemaa National Park, Nõmmeveski
Lahemaa National Park is worth visiting every season. One of the stops there is Nõmmeveski waterfall which is always nice place for photography, see some geology and enjoy fresh/natural spring water. See more details of the daytour HERE
The black grouse
Black grouse in the action. He is waiting for rivals and preparing himself for a fight. We have bird watching day tours! Check them out here!
Raised bogs of Estonia
Raised bog landscapes in Estonia are often difficult to access. Difficult to find your way through wet areas and wrong step might even cost your life. But fortunatly some bogs have wooden paths that make easy access possible and bogshoes are good way to go off-track. Here are some shots of Aela- Viirika raised bog. It’s about 1300 ha and includes several wetland types. Easy way to discover raised bogs is to take Lahemaa National Park day tour, click here for details.
Autumn colors
Autumn is in full colors at the moment. Lets just hope that the autumn storms are not ruining the party and tear off all the leaves.
Curious capercaillie
There are some curious (and a little bit crazy) capercaillies in the forest. The best time for seeing them is in early spring when they have their mating rituals. Usually they are seen in the bog forests and gravel roads. But as I mentioned before there are some crazy ones who can be seen everywhere. 😉
Take a moment to enjoy autumn
Take a moment to enjoy autumn because it’s one of the prettiest times to visit the bog. Colorful leaves, the smell of mushrooms and a lot of cranberries. Check out our nature tours.
Autumn migration
Autumn migration is ongoing in west-Estonia. Here are some shots from last weekend. there is still time to enjoy the experience, find your daytrip HERE