In the morning we visited Nanos and in the afternoon we stayed around Lake Cerknica.
View from Nanos
Globe Orchid
Swallowtail, also Scarce Swallowtail today
Large Wall Brown
Pearly Heath
Common and Mazarine Blues
Heath Fritillaries
Ilex Hairstreak
Grizzled Skipper
Marsh Fritillary
Heath Fritillary (above and below)
Bloody Pink
Siberian Iris
Domen and Sara looking out from Nanos
Rock Bunting. Also at Nanos; Blue Rock Thrush, Short-toed Eagle, Tree Pipit and Skylark
Cerknica Lake- a temporary karst lake that disappears down a sink hole each summer. Approx 40 pairs of Corncrakes breed in the remaining wet meadows.
Ashy-headed Wagtail . Other typical birds in the lake area include Marsh Warbler, Whinchat and Corncrake. Also Marsh Harrier, Hobby, Whitethroat, and Sedge Warbler.
Adriatic Lizard Orchid
Puss Moth (cheers Simon for re-identification- not a Leopard Moth)
Wow - those butterflies are just stunning, not to mention some of the birds there!
ReplyDeleteGreat shots, the moth is a Puss Moth and not a Leopard.
ReplyDeleteCheers! I've amended the Moth id- cheers Simon (I should have known that one)
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