Devin and the Triad Gorge

As we looked out off our balcony, the mist began to clear and Swifts screamed overhead. We travelled to the Triad Gorge where Black Pines clung, somehow, to the vertiginous limestone rock walls. Pulling into a layby, we were immediately treated to good views of a pair of Wall Creepers that flitted from one side of the gorge to the other, going in and out of their nest. Alpine Swifts soared above, together with Crag Martins. A pair of Chamoix sat way away. 

Balcony view.

And in the other direction...

Early morning light.

Wall Creeper.

...and again...

The two plants beside the Wall Creeper, are probably Saxifraga sempervivum and Saxifraga ferdinandi-coburgi - or easier to remember : Bulgarian Saxifrage! The Bulgarian Saxifrage is a rare Balkan endemic that is often found in the Triad Gorge. 

And another visit...

As the sun enters the gorge.