The French Alps - Haute Savoie

Well were back from a lovely relaxing week in the Haute Savoie area of France where we stayed in a glorious chalet in Combloux with the most magnificent views of Mont Blanc.  The alpine flowers stole the show with raptors coming a close second particularly the Lammergeiers at Col de Columbiere.  I have tried to identify and label the flowers but  please any experts out there let me know where I have gone wrong!  More photos to follow.

Views from the chalet

One-flowered wintergreen - my favourite little flower only about 3cms tall and only found one very small group
Spring Gentian?
Creeping BellFlower?
Solomans Seal


Mountain Sainfoin

Purple Gentian - the only one we found

Pale Pasque Flower
Orchid sp.
Bilberry

Mountain Pansy
Mont Blanc
We couldn't believe our luck with  this hire car - it was a brand new Mercedes model which had only been launched two weeks ago in Switzerland, it had every gadget known to mankind however the sat nav made some very dodgy decisions!
Meadow Cranesbill
Ecological swimming pool in Combloux

May Lilly
Orchid sp.
Marsh Gentian?

Lammergeier site
Kidney Vetch
French MeadowRue
Herb Paris
Heart-leaved globe daisy
Broad bordered Bee Hawkmoth
Spiked Rampion
Globe Flower
Mer de Glace - Chamoniz

Fritillary Sp?
False Helleborine
Elder Flower Orchid
Alpine Columbine
Chequered Skipper
The Chalet
Bugle and Bettony
Bistort
Birdseye Primrose
A typical meadow
Cows which need liberating from their neck bells!