Hi!
I am new on this forum and this is my first post. I introduce myself shortly. I am a biology student in Jyväskylä, Finland. My hobby is photographing nature, especially reptiles and amphibians. I also like visual arts. Often reptiles, amphibians and fishes are my subject.
I visited Åland Islands (on the Baltic sea between Finland and Sweden) in April 2011. It was a succesfull trip. Here are some pictures. I was looking for Coronella austriaca, that lives only there in my country. I found many Coronellas but the photographing was difficult. The snakes were basking on a rocky terrain. The scared me very easily and hide between the rocks.
Here are some Coronella habitat photos.
There were three large Corononellas on this place. One of them came back to bask on the sun. I believe it was a female, quite large sized, maybe 70 cm long. It may have been attacked by a bird of prey as it has scars on it's flank.
Natrix natrix and Coronella austriaca.
I also found one small Coronella (about 30 cm).
I saw many Vipera berus. This one was the only I had success with photographing.
Vipera berus habitat.
Suddently this least weasel (Mustela nivalis, in finnish "lumikko") came to see me between the rocks.
Natrix natrix hissing. This species is common on the sea shores.
A view to Baltic Sea.
I hope you like the photos!