Southern European Gallery

Alpine sainfoin (Hedysarum hedysaroides)

Alpine sainfoin (Hedysarum hedysaroides), flowering on a high mountain slope. Dolomites, Italy

Alpine, Central European, Fabaceae, Flora, Flowers, High Altitude Plant, July, Landscape, Montane, Perennial, Plant, Purple, Russian, Scenery, Southern European, Summer, West North American, Wildflowers

Short-toed tree-creeper (Certhia brachydactyla)

Short-toed tree-creeper (Certhia brachydactyla) with insect food for its chicks, showing the stiff tail that it uses as balance while climbing and foraging on a tree trunk. Plateau de Brognard, Doubs, France

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Animal, Aves, Bird, Certhia, Certhiidae, Creepers, Cryptic Coloration, Curved Bill, Elaborate Song, Fauna, Little Brown Bird, North African, Oscine, Passeriformes, Passerine, Perching Bird, Prey, Preying, Short Toed Creeper, Short Toed Treecreeper, Side View, Songbird, Southern European, Stiff Tail, Tail Balance, Treecreeper, Unafraid, Wildlife

Great yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea)

Great yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea) flowers at 1800 m altitude. It is also called Bitterwort for the intense bitterness of the roots and all other parts. Before hops, the plant was used in brewing beer. Tueda National Nature Reserve, Savoie, Auvergne Rhone Alpes, France

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Bitter Root, Bitterwort, Central European, Close Up, European, Gentian, Gentianaceae, Montane, Plan De Tueda, Plant, Southern European, Vanoise National Park, Wildflower, Yellow, Yellow Gentian