Flora and fauna of the Serbian Carpathians

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Yellow foxglovePoisonousYellow foxgloveDigitalis grandifloraTall spikes of pale yellow 'fingerbells' in the meadows and clearings of the Carpathians. Beautiful, but the entire plant is poisonous.
Crested titIn season nowCrested titLophophanes cristatusA small tit with a sharp black-and-white crest. A resident bird of the spruce and pine forests of the Carpathians.
Pedunculate oakPedunculate oakQuercus roburA mighty, long-lived tree of the foothills and lowlands. Acorns sit on long stalks, and the leaves are almost without petioles.
Turkey tailIn season nowTurkey tailTrametes versicolorThin striped 'fans' that cover the stumps and logs of deciduous trees. Visible all year round; inedible.
Beech martenIn season nowBeech martenMartes foinaThe Beech marten has a white split spot on its chest and lives near humans — in attics, barns, and stone rubble.
Song thrushSong thrushTurdus philomelosThe Song thrush is a brown bird with spotted breasts and a loud song, in which each phrase sounds two to three times. A common bird of the Carpathian forests.
Red-backed shrikeRed-backed shrikeLanius collurioA small bird with a black 'mask' that hunts insects and impales its prey on thorns. It stays in bushes among meadows and pastures.
FieldfareFieldfareTurdus pilarisA large noisy thrush with a gray head and chestnut back. It nests in colonies near meadows, and in winter it feeds on rowan berries.
Agile frogRed Data Book of UkraineAgile frogRana dalmatinaA slender long-legged frog the color of dry leaves. It lives only in Transcarpathia, Ukraine; a species in the Red Data Book.
Meadow brownMeadow brownManiola jurtinaThe Meadow brown is a brown butterfly with one black 'eye' on its forewing. In summer, it is one of the most numerous butterflies in the Carpathian meadows.
Purple emperorRed Data Book of UkrainePurple emperorApatura irisA large forest butterfly: the male's wings flash blue-purple at certain angles. A species in the Red Data Book of Ukraine.
Common kestrelCommon kestrelFalco tinnunculusA small reddish falcon that 'hovers' in the air over meadows, looking for voles. It occurs from the foothills to the polonynas.
CommaCommaPolygonia c-albumA reddish butterfly with deeply notched wings and a white letter 'C' on the underside. Common in the edges of forests and along forest roads in the Carpathians.
AspenAspenPopulus tremulaA tree with round leaves that trembles at the slightest breeze. It is the first to inhabit clearings and burnt areas, burning yellow and red in autumn.
Herb RobertHerb RobertGeranium robertianumA small forest geranium with pink flowers and lace-like leaves that turn red in the sun. It grows in the shade, on rocks and walls.
Carpathian scorpionCarpathian scorpionEuscorpius carpathicusYes, there is a local scorpion in the Carpathians — small, dark, and nearly harmless. It lives only in the warm valleys of the Romanian Carpathians.
Common wall lizardCommon wall lizardPodarcis muralisA nimble lizard of rocks, walls, and ruins. In the Carpathians, it lives in Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania; it is absent from the Ukrainian Carpathians.