Tag: oakeylife photos

Czech colleagues use our successful methods

In July 2019, many colleagues from the Podijí National Park spent 5 days in the Peszér-forest to gain professional experience.
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Blooming Sternbergia colchicifloras in the Peszér-forest

Compared to 38 flowering individuals in 2018, in the autumn of 2019 more than twice as many Sternbergia colchiciflora were blooming in a small, planted oak forest in the Peszér-forest.
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Protected butterflies in Peszér-forest in autumn

The butterfly fauna of the Peszér-forest has an unparalleled value: the largest population of many species between the Danube and the Tisza can be found here (e.g. scarce fritillary, large chequered skipper, niobe fritillary – and the line could be continued for a long time), but more common species in our region can be found […]
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Ball-head onion (Allium sphaerocephalon)

The ball-head onion is a native species in Hungary, which our colleagues discovered in several glades of the Peszér-forest.
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The unmistakable Argiope lobata spider

The Argiope lobata spider is not to be confused with any other European spider species due to its special lobes of the female abdomen.
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European nightjar nest and eggs were found

In the Peszér-forest, our colleagues photographed the nest and eggs of European nightjar, which is perfectly hidden and are laid directly on the ground. (Caprimulgus europaeus)
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The rare marsh gladiolus bloomed again

In the second half of June, flowering of marsh gladiolus peaked, in case of two populations that have survived for present days in the Peszér-forest.
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Bird’s-nest orchid (Neottia nidus-avis)

This is a protected decaying orchid species. In the Peszér-forest we can find it more often in the closed oak groves.
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Southern festoon (Zerynthia polyxena)

Our protected day-flying moths. The only host plant of the caterpillar is the European birthwort, which is a very common plant species, it occurs several times in the Peszér-forest, so the birthwort butterfly can be found in several places.
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Tarantula of Kiskunság is the Lycosa singoriensis

Like most areas of Kiskunság, the Songarian spider (Lycosa singoriensis), the largest spider species in Hungary, occurs in the Peszér-forest.
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