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| Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta (male), Mangart, 4th July 2016 (lower pic by Sara Cernich). |
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| Leontopodium alpinum, Breginjski Stol, 8th July 2016. |
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| Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis, Mangart, 4th July 2016. |
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| Dryas octopetala, Mangart, 4th July 2016. |
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| Nigritella rubra, Mangart, 4th July 2016. |
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| Nigritella rhellicani, Breginjski Stol, 8th July 2016. |
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| Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus, Mangart, 4th July 2016. |
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| Trollius europaeus, Sleme plateau, 5th July 2016. |
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| Marmot Marmota marmota, Mangart, 4th July 2016. |
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| Marmot Marmota marmota, Mojstrovka, 5th July 2016 (Sara Cernich). |
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| Linaria alpina, Vršič pass, 5th July 2016. |
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| Dianthus sternbergii, Vršič pass, 5th July 2016. |
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| Ranunculus traunfellneri, Mangart, 4th July 2016. |
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| Eritrichum nanum, Mangart, 4th July 2016 (Sara Cernich). |
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| Mt. Montaž/Montasio from the Mangart plateau, 4th July 2016. |
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| Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria, Trenta valley, 6th July 2016. |
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| Cliff on the Mangart plateau, 4th July 2016. |
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| Mt. Jalovec and Tamar valley from the Sleme plateau, 5th July 2016. |
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| Dryas octopetala, Sleme plateau, 5th July 2016. |
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| Gentiana terglouensis, Mojstrovka, 5th July 2016 (Sara Cernich). |
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| Primula halleri, Mangart, 4th July 2016 (Sara Cernich). |
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| Linum julicum, Mangart, 4th July 2016. |
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| Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus, Sleme plateau, 5th July 2016. |
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| Centenarian larches Larix decidua, Sleme plateau, 5th July 2016. |
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| View from the Sleme plateau, 5th July 2016. |
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| Mt. Prisojnik (above) and "Ajdovska deklica" - the famous face in the cliff (below), 5th July 2016. |
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| Physoplexis comosa, Mangart, 4th July 2016 (Sara Cernich). |
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| Rhodothamnus chamaecistus, Mojstrovka, 5th July 2016. |
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| Soldanella pusilla, Mangart, 4th July 2016 (Sara Cernich). |
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| Soldanella minima, Mojstrovka, 5th July 2016 (Sara Cernich). |
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| Lloydia serotina, Mojstrovka, 5th July 2016. |
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| Viola biflora, Mangart, 4th July 2016. |
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| Saxifraga oppositifolia, Mangart, 4th July 2016 (Sara Cernich). |
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| River Soča, Trenta valley, 2nd July 2016. |
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| Epipogium aphyllum, Trenta valley, 4th July 2016 (Sara Cernich). |
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| Drosera rotundifolia, Pokljuka plateau, 3rd July 2016. |
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| Corallorhiza trifida, Pokljuka plateau, 3rd July 2016. |
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| Pinguicula vulgaris, Pokljuka plateau, 3rd July 2016. |
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| Malaxis monophyllos, Trenta valley, 6th July 2016 (Sara Cernich). |
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| Pyrola rotundifolia, Vršič pass, 5th July 2016. |
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| Zadnja Trenta in the Trenta valley, 6th July 2016. |
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| Aglais urticae, Breginjski Stol, 7th July 2016. |
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| Nose-horned Viper Vipera ammodytes, Breginjski Stol, 7th July 2016. |
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| Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca, Breginjski Stol, 7th July 2016 (Sara Cernich). |
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| Traunsteinera globosa, Breginjski Stol, 7th July 2016 (Sara Cernich). |
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| Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis, Breginjski Stol, 8th July 2016. |
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| Stemmacantha rhapontica, Breginjski Stol, 8th July 2016. |
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| Steep grassy slopes on Breginjski Stol (with Lilium carniolicum and Laserpitium siler) 8th July 2016. |
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| Lilium carniolicum, Breginjski Stol, 8th July 2016. |
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| Pedicularis elongata ssp. julica, Breginjski Stol, 7th July 2016. |
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| Steep grassy slope with Laserpitium siler, Breginjski Stol, 7th July 2016. |
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| Soča river valley at dawn from Breginjski Stol, 8th July 2016. |
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| River Soča, Trenta valley, 6th July 2016. |
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| Dipper Cinclus cinclus by the river Soča, Trenta valley, 6th July 2016 (Sara Cernich). |
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| Cephalanthera rubra, Trenta valley, 2nd July 2016. |
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| Julius Kugy's statue and mt Jalovec, Trenta valley, 6th July 2016. |
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| Camp's official t-shirt (that I drew) with mt Jalovec on it (the real mountain in the back), Trenta valley, 6th July 2016. |
I'm back from an intense week in the Julian Alps, where I carried out (co-organised) a biologist's summer camp in the Trenta valley (NW Slovenia). Above is a long selection of the very best wildlife we saw around the Triglav National Park and beyond. For me, the best observation of the week was certainly a male Ptarmigan Lagopus muta showing off on the Mangart plateau. There we also encountered a pair of Snowfinches Montifringilla nivalis and other typical alpine birds. The Trenta valley also surprised us with a pair of breeding Wallcreepers Tichodroma muraria, as well as a Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos and a great variety of orchids - the most interesting of all was certainly the rare Ghost Orchid Epipogium aphyllum. Breginjski Stol, near Kobarid, proved once again to be an excellent site for Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca as we saw 4 different birds (flushed) and heard an additional 3 (7 in total!). Corncrakes Crex crex singing in the evening, Rock Thrushes Monticola saxatilis, reptiles and carpets of colorful flowers, all added up atmosphere to the beautiful alpine scenery.
