Nature in North Macedonia

North Macedonia has some scenic areas, especially Lake Ohrid is very nice. I didn't see many animals, so this section is fairly short.

Pictures of birds in North Macedonia and other nature pages are separate:

All pictures are © Dr. Günther Eichhorn, unless otherwise noted.

View over North Macedonia. (1288k)

View of the south end of Lake Ohrid with the snow covered Tomorri Mountains in the background. (819k)

View of the northern parts of Lake Ohrid. (996k)

View of Lake Ohrid from Ohrid. (1047k)

View over Lake Prespa with the snow covered Baba mountains in the background. (1290k)

Golem Grad, an island in Lake Prespa. (542k)

Poppies. (2M)

Common Poppies (Papaver rhoeas, german: Klatschmohn, french: Coquelicot). (1.6M)

Wildflowers. (1.7M)

Wildflowers. (2M)

Wildflower. (1.6M)

Wildflowers. (1442k)

Wild Iris. (1.6M)

Flowering tree at St. Naum. (1330k)

Snail. (1490k)

Insect. (1491k)

European Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis, german: Europäische Sumpfschildkröte, french: Cistude). (778k)

Boettger's Tortoise (Testudo hermanni boettgeri, german: Griechische Landschildkröte, french: Tortue d'Hermann). (1.6M)

Boettger's Tortoise (Testudo hermanni boettgeri, german: Griechische Landschildkröte, french: Tortue d'Hermann). (1163k)

Aesculapian Snake (Zamenis longissimus, german: Äskulapnatter, french: Couleuvre d'Esculape). (1262k)

Dice Snake (Natrix tessellata, german: Würfelnatter, french: Couleuvre tessellée). (683k)

This page contains 21 pictures with 5 species

Page last updated on Wed Aug 3 17:47:11 2022 (Mountain Standard Time)

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