Wallcreeper

the main aim of our trip was to try and photograph Wallcreeper; unfortunately there only seemed to be one bird at Les Baux and with little time available we could not risk cold searching for another one elsewhere; this bird was less than predictable being at the top of the cliff one minute and at the bottom the next then on boulders 400m away 5 minutes later; a frustrating two days but I suppose a reason to try again another time; at one point it flew past us at 4m range and then flew around inside a small cave giving amazing views before teasingly flying off round the cliff edge; the two almost flight shots show just how often a passerine opens its wings in flight and how often it has them shut;