Allier
river and Vallée de Chaudefour central France - May 2004 Trip report John van der Woude www.jvanderw.nl |
Allier river near Tissonières, NE of Clermont-Ferrand. Common Sandpiper, but no Kingfisher when we were there. |
Same spot, lush meadows, Golden Oriole in trees at the back. |
Double rainbow from our hotel room (Les Mouflons) in Besse, in the volcanic region. |
Upper part of open area in Vallée de Chaudefour. A fine wooded valley in the volcanic region SW of Clermont-Ferrand, halfway between Besse and Mont-Dore. Territorial Dipper here. |
Open area in Vallée de Chaudefour. |
Goudveil/ Alternate-leaved golden saxifrage (Chrysosplenium alternifolium) inside forest of Vallée de Chaudefour. |