Caption

In the last light... Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), in flight, largest bird native to the Alps, bird of prey, flying vulture uses thermals in front of a steep rock face for its energy-saving gliding flight, gliding flight, Valais, Switzerland, Western Europe

Date

Mar 09, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK26A96_276

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42,3Mb (1,1Mb) / 15,7in x 10,5in / 4710 x 3140 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted light Alps Mountain Range rock cliff wing Vulture Bird wild animal animal nature Switzerland wildlife Europe scavenger Accipitridae bird of prey mountain range steep mountainous landscape flight rock face spread out european mountain Bearded vulture spreading wing alpine animal gliding flight Old World vulture wildlife photography use in flight natural environment bird photography Central Europe mountainscape Canton of Valais Western europe fly no one Rocky cliff animals in the wild open air fauna raptor range scenery rock wall outspread Lammergeier spread wing gliding in the air habitat Middle Europe alpine landscape Valais No People steep cliff Wildlife mountain chain countryside Lammergeyer outstreched wing mid air natural habitat mountain scenery Canton Valais nobody rock cliff ridge landscape shot ossifrage wings spread in a flight mountainous region uninhabited landscape photo spreading wings in the sky mountainous landscape empty wings spreading mountain landscape stretching its wing mountain backdrop open wings mountainous area Bergland lights rocks cliffs wings Vultures Birds wild animals animals scavengers birds of prey mountain ranges steeply landscapes flights rock faces spreading out mountains Bearded vultures alpine animals gliding flights Old World vultures using natural environments flying Rocky cliffs ranges sceneries rock walls spread wings steep cliffs outstreched wings rock cliffs in the flight mountain landscapes stretching its wings mountainous areas Mountains the rock the rocks Europe's landscape photograph spreads out Mount Mt. Mont Mt uses flies wing spread