Observer les oiseaux de la montagne de la Petite Céüse et du lac de Pelleautier (Hautes-Alpes)

From the lavenders of Buëch to the vertiginous summits of Vallouise and the Briançonnais, the department of Hautes-Alpes, in the Southeastern France, is quite unknown from the European birders. Yet, it has a lot to offer for people who want to discover typical birds of the Alps, with for example the most important French population of Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos). The landscapes there are very contrasted, and the Centre de Recherche Alpin sur les Vertébrés (C.R.A.V.E.) proposes us two very different walks : the alpine meadows and the cliffs of la Petite Céüse, and the reedbeds of the Lake Pelleautier. Both spots are located not far from Gap, the main town of the Hautes-Alpes.