Today, we hiked up to Lac Achard in the high mountains (nearly 2000m).  We were not quite above tree level, but definitely in open land.

 A change of scene is always nice.  We saw many things that are new to us:

• A kestrel hovering then diving on its prey and catching it.
• A snout weevil with a trunk like an elephant
• Numerous wild flowers of the high mountains, including the yellow gentian that grows as tall as Antonia, and the rare-ish martagon lily
• Tadpoles, some of which were just growing their back legs, and all of which required little rush houses, built by Antonia!
• A rare-ish orchid.  With an ant on top of it.  Another ant tried to climb up and they had a long battle, at the end of which the invader fell off. The winner then tried to climb down the orchid, but couldn’t seem to manage as all the parts pointed upwards.