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Tuisu (Tuisk)
Usually snowstorm or blizzard. But, located on a former sandy area close to lake Ulemiste, probably minor ‘sandstorms’, perhaps in memory of those whipped up by Estonia’s first track and field team, the Düünapoisid, or Dune Boys (1910-1914), who trained there.
Tikutaja (Tikutaja)
Common snipe, Gallinago gallinago, aka taevasikk, lit. skygoat. Interestingly, its Lithuanian and Finnish names are just that, respectively: perkūno oželis, thunder kid/goat (see Pikse), and taivaanvuohi, skygoat, for the goat-like noises they make during courtship or (Lithuania) before a storm. Called heather-bleater in Scotland. Part of the Lilleküla bird-name group of streets. See also Tildri.
Varese (Vares)
Crow. Two species breeding in Estonia: künnivares, rook, Corvus frugilegus and plain old vares, hooded crow, C. corone. Estonian crows must be the worst weather-forecasters ever… Vares sadu vara laulab, hüva ilma hildasella (crow sings morning, rainfall warning; crow sings after, sun and laughter); or Kui vares soiub, tuleb vihma (If the crow caws, it pours) but Kui vares soiub, sula alla (if the crow caws, it thaws). Part of the Lilleküla bird-name group of streets. See also Vesipapi.
