30th May 2025 – Les Baux de Provence, France

This morning we visited Les Beaux de Provence, a rocky outcrop that is crowned with a ruined castle overlooking the plains to the south located in the foothills of the Alpilles mountains, northeast of Arles. We spent less than an hour and a half birding below the castle as it was very hot; then a similar period of time visiting the beautiful village and, along with many tourists, tasting its ice creams!

There was one very special moment when I managed to track a swallowtail butterfly for just over a minute and took a huge number of shots of it, mainly in flight. I am happy to share just a few of them with you in this blog.

At the foot of the historic village of Les Baux-de-Provence, le Chemin des TrΓ©maΓ―Γ©

The chapel and the TrΓ©maΓ―Γ© Bas-relief

The TrΓ©maΓ―Γ© Bas-relief, carvings in the rock above the chapel

Alpine swifts
Blue rock thrush

Blue rock thrush

Female blue rock thrush

Spanish gatekeeper butterfly

Blue rock thrush

Beautiful views at every turn

Swallowtail

Swallowtail

Swallowtail

Swallowtail

Swallowtail

Swallowtail

Swallowtail

Swallowtail

Swallowtail

Swallowtail

Swallowtail

Looking down from the terraces of the village

Les Alpilles de Provence

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7 responses to “30th May 2025 – Les Baux de Provence, France”

  1. robbiesinspiration Avatar

    Amazing shots of the swallowtail. So lucky πŸ€

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    1. martintayler Avatar

      πŸ™ Made me smile in the heat. We are not used to 30C+.

      Martin Tayler
      Martin’s bird and nature blog: https://martinsbirdblog.com/

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      1. robbiesinspiration Avatar

        Ah, I understand. Our summer temperatures are always in the mid 30C’s but it’s not humid here.

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      2. martintayler Avatar

        I am actually enjoying it hotter than UK, so not really complaining. And again, I’m not having to do any work!

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  2. Michael Sammut Avatar
    Michael Sammut

    Brilliant photos! Amazing shots!

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    1. martintayler Avatar

      I must admit, Michael, I had a smile on my face.

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      1. Michael Sammut Avatar
        Michael Sammut

        And certainly you should 😁

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