The Cabre and The Pécoule

The European bee-eater is characterized by the many colours of which it is adorned : yellow and black head, brown back, belly from blue-green to turquoise-blue, green tail and red iris. Often perched on the top of a dead tree, he can be confused with a swallow from a distance because it flies in the same way, especially to hunt, then he alternates flapping wings and direct flight.

The European Roller (Coracias garrulus) is a bird with bright turquoise colours. He is used to roosting on open ground and rushing to catch insects on land or even flying, but he is clumsy on the ground. These are the pirouettes of his nuptial flight that earned him his name. On this occasion, its plumage appears in all its splendor. As early as August, he migrates to southern Africa. His route would go through the Mediterranean and the Sahara.

The Hoopoe is a medium sized bird, with an erectile crest (ridge) that can be fanned out. This one earned him his name. He also has a tapered beak that is used to extract larvae and insects from the soil. She installs its nest in the holes of trees or buildings and likes groves, meadows and semi-wooded areas to hunt. In September, she migrates to tropical Africa to spend the winter.

A few kilometers away, the Petit Luberon is the closest relief to the Alpilles. It forms an anticlinal fold (arch-shaped fold) orientated east-west, between the plain of Cavaillon and the combe of Lourmarin. Its northern flank dominates the valley of Coulon-Calavon, and its southern flank, the Durance valley. The mountain range of the Luberon is limestone, low and extends from east to west between the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Vaucluse.

The vine fans are an innovation that plays a dual role. The first and best known, aims to fight against freezing buds. For this, the fan will delaminate the air so that the cold air at the foot of the vines is replaced by softer air of 1 to 3 ° C. The second is used to fight against the heat wave in summer, the excessive heat directly impacting the production and quality of the grapes.