Stara planina july 2009, Serbia

[Aleksandar Simovic]

Hi all,

i was on Stara planina from 1. july - 17. july, it was field organized by our society BSSRS Josif Pancic.
Stara planina is the one of the largest mountain in Serbia, and for me the most beautiful mountain, with highest peak Midzor 2,169 masl.
I worked mainly on Vipera berus there.

[Aleksandar Simovic]

Part II:



Endemo-relic Geum coccineum






















more photos: http://picasaweb.google.com/alexandar.s ... lanina2009

Cheers!

[Sebastian Holzki]

Really nice pics you have made.
Thanks for showing.

[Jürgen Gebhart]

Some great shots!!!!!!!! Thank you!!!

[Peter Oefinger]

Great landscape! The striped Ablepharus and the Himantoglossum caprinum are interesting. Do you know the Pinguicula species?
Regards
Peter

[Aleksandar Simovic]

Hi Peter,

I think that is vulgaris but i am not 100% sure.

Regards,
Sasa

[Wolfram Schurig]

Very nice region! I love your landscape-pics and those hordes of pond-turtles basking on a trunk!! - would wish to have them right here!
Thanxx a lot!

wolfram

[Aleksandar Simovic]

BTW

Observed species:

Salamandra salamandra
Rana ridibunda
Rana dalmatina
Rana graeca
Rana temporaria
Bombina variegata
Hyla arborea DOR
Bufo bufo
Bufo viridis
Emys orbicularis
Testudo hermanni
Ablepharus kitaibelii
Anguis fragilis
Lacerta agilis
Lacerta viridis
Podarcis muralis
Zootoca vivipara
Coronella austriaca
Dolichophis caspius
Natrix natrix
Natrix tessellata
Vipera ammodytes
Vipera berus

almost whole herpetofauna of Stara planina, except Zamenis longissimus (strange!) and Triturus species: vulgaris, carnifex and alpestris (summer, no small ponds.)

[Boris Lauš]

Great photos Saša !

Do you go to field trips on Stara planina every July, or that is different each year? I would like to join you there once, but July is the worst possible time (exams and other obligations)

[Aleksandar Simovic]

Hi Boris,

every July, we have exams in June, but you can come any time between 1. and 20. july, your colleagues from Croatia (ornithologists) come later, so its not a problem

Cheers