"Earlier attempts by the same pair in 2020 and 2021 had failed, leaving this season as the first successful natural reproduction of the species in the Iberian System.
With the vulture chick still dependent on its parent, the harder test of survival has only just begun."
#Gypaetus #barbatus
Paisatge nevat. Ascensió per una pista forestal.
Vista d'una carena pirinenca des de la vall amb neu al terra.
Primera sortida pirinenca de l'any. Ens ha sorprès la nevada d'ahir nit i no hem pogut arribar on volíem, però ha anat prou bé. Hem afegit ja picot negre, trencalòs i gralla de bec vermell al nostre llistat de Big Year de l'any.
#Dryocopus
#Gypaetus
#Pyrrhocorax
Marmot running on the snow, near the line that separates spring from winter
Alpine ibex peeking from behind a rock
Silhouettes of two alpine ibexes on a mountain profile with snow in the background
Bearded vulture soaring in an alpine setting
More ibexes, now with snow and marmots!
Photographed at a higher altitude than my previous post, on the southern side of the Gran Paradiso National Park
#ibex #stambecco #vulture #beardedvulture #gipeto #gypaetus #marmot #marmotta #snow #nature #italy […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
Three adult alpine ibexes with their three pairs of horns apparently aligned at their tips
Young alpine ibex with a cute face
Young alpine ibex with a tongue stuck out
Young alpine ibex with a funny face
Some bonus photos from my previous post. Aligned ibex horns, and funny faces 🙂
#ibex #stambecco #vulture #beardedvulture #gipeto #gypaetus #nature #italy #turin #granparadiso #nationalpark #alps #sony #sonyalpha
Alpine Ibex looking to the right with a mountain background
Soaring Bearded Vulture, with a tree/grass background
Alpine Ibex apparently watching a White Wagtail with fully extended wings, with a torrent in the background
Two male Alpine Ibexes training for the love season battles
Alpine ibex (capra ibex) and bearded vulture (gypaetus barbatus) immersed in the wonderful scenery of Gran Paradiso National Park, in the north-western Italian Alps.
#ibex #stambecco #vulture #beardedvulture #gipeto #gypaetus #nature #italy #turin #granparadiso #nationalpark #alps #sony #sonyalpha
The #beard of the Bearded Vulture ( #Gypaetus barbatus): citizen science suggests an adjustable #airflow #sensor | doi.org/10.4081/rio.... | #openaccess
#ornithology #birds #SISN #Italy🧪👨⚕️👨🎓
