White Asphodel (Asphodelus albus)



Beetle Sp


Shield Bug Sp



Duke of Burgundy (Hamearis lucina)



Wild Daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus)





Alpine Daphne (Daphne alpina)



Alpine forget-me-not (Myosotis alpestris)





Koch's Gentian (Gentiana kochiana)







Lichen & Moss Sp



Pyranean Rock Lizard (Iberolacerta bonnali)







Elder-flowered Orchid (Dactylorhiza sambucina)



Bug





Saxifrage Sp



Saxifrage Sp











Spring gentian (Gentiana verna)



Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa)


Moss Sp



Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)



Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)

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Wonderful lamp standard on the Napoleon Bridge just outside Luz-Saint-Saveur











Beautiful Beechwood with moss covered rock understorey.













Globe Daisy (Globularia vulgaris)



Burnt Tipped Orchid (Orchis ustulata)







Large Flowered Butterwort (Pinguicula grandiflora)



Early Purple Orchid (Orchis mascula)





Elder-flowered Orchid (Dactylorhiza sambucina)

On the way the flash of white was fortuitously spotted on the side of the road as we went past.





White Helleborine (Cephelanthera damasonium)

A couple of days later some more were spotted and a few Fly Orchid





White Helleborine (Cephelanthera damasonium)







Fly Orchid (Ophrys insectifora)

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