Dear friends,
Just got back from my nature loving in laws, where i had as usual a blast looking for all sorts of critters. It`s kind of tough herping with a two month old daughter in the blazing summer sun, but i love a good challenge!
We visited most of the country, from the romanian border to the ukrainean one, from the many lakes down south to the huge forests up north.
We saw many bugs while walking the baby:
The evenings were usually spent birding. A few lifers were encountered, but only two were confident enough to be approached with a P&S:
Ok, enough small talk; i`ll move on to the herps now.
Now here is the cool thing about herping in Moldova, you never know when you will make a nice range extention for some critically endangered species. Last one was the Smooth Snake - viewtopic.php?f=12&t=46
This year was the Commonn Spadefoot`s time:
Can`t wait till next time; who knows what surprise Moldova will have for us.
Happy herping!
Vlad