Hi everyone, it's me! Today I have something special for you - a lot of photos frome lake Baikal, Russia! Even with a herp from here.
The trip started in Krasnoyarsk, where we visited the "Stolby" ("Pillars") - a huge sanctuary, founded to protect local wildlife and also spectacular cliffs!
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Wildlife. Red-flanked bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus).
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Grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus).
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Siberian chipmunk or common chipmunk (Eutamias sibiricus).
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Taiga.
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After that we moved to Ulan-Ude, and then - to an ecological trail in Barguzin Sanctuary, which finished on the shores of Baikal.
Eresus kollari - beautiful little spider!
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Clematis sibirica with fruits.
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Some dragonflies.
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Bug from the family Carabidae
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Bear was here. (Ursus arctos).
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Barguzin ridge.
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Forest fire.
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Siberian Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes).
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Barguzin Ridge covered in smoke from forest fire nearby.
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Waterfall.
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Siberian Flycatcher (Muscicapa sibirica). Russian name of genus Muscicapa (мухоловка) means literally the same - "flycatcher".
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Northern pika (Ochotona hyperborea).
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Bridge.
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Robber fly caught a butterfly.
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One more dragonfly...
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Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea).
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Welcome to Silent Hill
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White-breasted rock thrush (Monticola gularis) female and young male
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Half-marsh, half-meadows. Shore of Baikal.
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Fire again.
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Great cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo).
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Siberian Shrike (Lanis sibiricus).
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Siberian Redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus), male.
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Booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus).
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Then we moved by bus and then by train to Round-Baikal Railway, a small railway leading to faraway villages.
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Endemic fishes and amphipods from Baikal! Lake Baikal is rich in biodiversity. It hosts more than 1,000 species of plants and 2,500 species of animals based on current knowledge, but the actual figures for both groups are believed to be significantly higher. More than 80% of the animals are endemic.
Pallasea cancelloides.
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Eulimnogammarus verrucosus.
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Cottocomephorus grewingki.
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Acanthogammarus victorii. The most beautiful crustacean I've ever seen (except mantis shrimp Oratosquilla oratoria).
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Eulimnogammarus cruentus.
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Paracottus knerii
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Baikalobia variegata, endemic huge flatworm
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Beauty...
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Railways.
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Apollo (Parnassius nomion) - rare beautiful butterfly.
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Birds of prey - Hobby (Falco subbuteo), pair, and sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus).
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Railway.
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Famous Baikal Seal (Pusa sibirica)!
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Lake.
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Plants. Even orchids!
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AND FINALLY - SIBERIAN PIT VIPER (Gloydius halys)!!!
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Hope you loved the post! More photos on my Flickr account (https://www.flickr.com/photos/140099608 ... 839569916/)
Cпасибо!
HERPING SIBERIA! Lots Of Photos, One Snake
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Re: HERPING SIBERIA! Lots Of Photos, One Snake
Fantastic post! The only ID I'd question is "Bridge."
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Re: HERPING SIBERIA! Lots Of Photos, One Snake
Siberia is a very underrepresented place in nature circles. Loved the series from Lake Baikal - I hope to visit there someday.
The Siberian Pit Viper is only one of three snakes species in Siberia, correct? Do you know how many amphibian species there are?
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The Siberian Pit Viper is only one of three snakes species in Siberia, correct? Do you know how many amphibian species there are?
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Re: HERPING SIBERIA! Lots Of Photos, One Snake
Awesome! Can't say I've ever seen a Siberian herping post before. Any more pics of the snake?
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Thanks for reading! In Siberia you can find European Adder (vipera berus), Siberian Pit Viper (Gloydis halys) and also a Grass Snake (natrix natrix). Oh, and also Meadow Adder (Vipera ursinii) in south parts like Altai. 4 species of snakes.mtratcliffe wrote:Siberia is a very underrepresented place in nature circles. Loved the series from Lake Baikal - I hope to visit there someday.
The Siberian Pit Viper is only one of three snakes species in Siberia, correct? Do you know how many amphibian species there are?
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What's about amphibians - there are 3 species of the frogs - genus Rana (R. arvalis, R. ridibunda and R. amurensis), two species of toads (Bufo bufo and in some places B. viridis), Common Newt (Triturus vulgaris), and the most interesting thing is Siberian salamander (Hynobius keyserlingi) - a species of salamander that can renain frozen in permafrost for 100 years and then, when got out, come back to life!
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Thanks for reading! Here are two more pictures of the pitviper. Actually, I've seen two specimens of this snake, but only one gave me a chance to take a photo of it.Fieldherper wrote:Awesome! Can't say I've ever seen a Siberian herping post before. Any more pics of the snake?
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Re: HERPING SIBERIA! Lots Of Photos, One Snake
great informative post, excellent! have you ever herped the volgograd or kharkov steppes area?
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No, but I've gerped the steppes of Astrakhan (http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/vie ... =2&t=23202) and Kalmykia (post about Kalmykia will be here soon).jons wrote:great informative post, excellent! have you ever herped the volgograd or kharkov steppes area?
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Really cool post!
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Awesome little viper. Looks like Siberia has some splendid bird diversity too! I would love to see a Siberian Salamander some day.
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Re: HERPING SIBERIA! Lots Of Photos, One Snake
Great pics. I've had a debate recently with someone about what it'd be like to herp Siberia, so it's really awesome to see recent photos from someone who has!
Re: HERPING SIBERIA! Lots Of Photos, One Snake
I recall keyserlingi as being the northernmost occurring amphibian on the planet but cannot find any references to that. Do you know where and degrees of north latitude? Thanks, Art