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Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria |
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Velika Dolina - the biggest doline in the Karst (164 m deep) with the river Reka running on the bottom. One Wallcreeper was usually seen on the large cliff faces to the right. |
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The village of Betanja, with part of the "Wallcreeper cliffs" and mt. Snežnik in the distance. |
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The Snežnik plateau. Snežnik actually means "snowy mountain"...and today it was. |
Crisp, sunny and cold day on the Karst. I visited the limestone cliffs at the Škocjan caves (Škocjanske jame) which produced two
WALLCREEPERS Tichodroma muraria, four Ravens
Corvus corax, a few Rock Buntings
Emberiza cia and little else. The area is a known wintering site for Wallcreepers, where there's a lot of good habitat for the species. Actually a Wallcreeper winter paradise.