or similar species, Spassk forest, 20 June 2019, and the following 35 photos

accessed from Dalnegorsk, 24 June

Oak Eggar larva, Tayga forest, 27 June

nymph case at the bee-keepers meadow en route to Dalnegorsk, 23 June

Siberian Chipmunk, Vishnevka forest road, 20 June

Vishnevka area, 20 June

Tayga forest, 24 June

a delight at the Tayga forest site, 24 June

Tayga, 27 June

Stonechat chick, Tayga Forest, 27 June

Asian hornet, Tayga forest meadow, 27 June

26 June

Tayga forest, 27 June

Tayga forest meadow, 27 June

or similar species of Tansy Beetle, Tayga forest, 27 June

27 June

Columbine, Tayga forest meadow, 26 June

Silver birch avenue, 27 June

or close relative herbaceous Cornus, Tayga forest, 27 June

early morning mist on the lower ski slope, 3 July

Common European Viper, around 1 metre long, Tayga forest trail, 24 June

Amur rat-snakes, Anisimovka Ski Station

Amur rat-snake, Anisimovka

1 July

the meadow location with a backdrop of the Livadiynskiy hills, 3 July

from near the 'Sericinus' location, 4 July

Oriental fire-bellied toad, on the track at Luk'yanovka, 5 July

Oriental fire-bellied toad, in a puddle at Merkushevka, 22 June

bridge over the stream at 'Sapphire Corner' between Khonoma and Mezoma, a hot spot for Heliophorus species, early March 2018

the stream at Sapphire Corner

another view of the stream

young aspen copse, Khonoma

aspen coppiced for a sustainable source of firewood

a mature coppicing estate on the outskirts of Khonoma towards Dzuleke

Khonoma glimpsed through the trees on the way to Mezoma

early spring blossoms bordering the road from Khonoma to Huenambe Village

a deep crimson rhododendron in the forest towards Huenambe Village

wild cherry blossom photographed by Arjan Basu Roy, early March 2018

more splashes of colour in the forest

one of several wild Magnolias integral to the forest flora

view into the valley from Lama Camp, Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, West Kameng after a heavy storm, 28 August 2017

the track between Lama and Ramalingam Camps, Eaglenest