Spring fieldwork in the #Dinaric forests featuring Three-toed Woodpecker, Omphalodes verna, Ural Owl & Brown Bear's footprint! #wildslovenia #birding #Snežnik

Counting farmland birds today in the dry #limestone #grasslands , in the SW corner of the #Karst . Lots of #Skylarks , Corn Buntings & Red-backed Shrikes + also several #Hoopoes , 2 Rufous-tailed Rock Thrushes, Golden Eagle & Montagu's Harrier! #birding #ornithology #wildslovenia

Another random pic from the Julian Alps in Slovenia in mid June - Psodos quadrifaria on The Vogel #wildslovenia

Wild Garlic/Ramsons (Allium ursinum) in full bloom in a #dolina close to home, where also #beech (Fagus sylvatica) is found as a consequence of temperature inversion. Both species otherwise virtually absent from the 'classical' #Karst (it's too warm for them). #wildslovenia

In spring, when point-counting birds in the #Karst 's scrubland, it's very easy to get distracted by the shoots of Wild Asparagus (Asparagus acutifolius). At the end of the census there are just enough for lunch! #ornithology #asparagus #wildslovenia

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A few more from Slovenia in June - the excellent Mostnica Gorge produced 4 species of fritillary including this beautiful Marbled, plus Heath, Pearl-bordered and Silver-washed (and Dukes, not a fritillary!). #wildslovenia

Still going through Slovenia pics (Julian Alps) from mid June. Did well for lilies with near endemic (I think) Carniolum (Lilium carniolicum) - with beetle!, Orange (L. bulbiferum) and Martagon (L. martagon) - all very showy! #wildslovenia

Otter (Lutra lutra) resting in the reedbed at lake Cerknica some days ago. Not an everyday sight here. In fact it's only the 2nd time I see it in #Slovenia ! Although present at the lake, it's elusive and mostly active by night. #lutra #otter #wildslovenia Notranjski park