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We were in Paradiski last week and were very lucky to see a Lammergeier circling above Les Arcs as we returned towards Peisey Vallandry. From a distance I thought it was a buzzard but then when we got about 100 metres from it I could see it was huge in comparison! It circled the thermals for a good five minutes above us and we stood in awe. It was truly majestic. I'd never seen one before and the only live vultures I've seen before were in zoos.
A local man confirmed what it was and said that sightings are quite rare but this adult vulture has been seen a lot above Les Arcs. I wish I had my go pro that day but sadly left it at the apartment.
Anyways keep an eye out for them they are so huge and beautifully coloured impressive birds.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@jirac18, there has been a nesting pair in the Peisey-Nancroix valley (between Les Arcs and La Plagne) since the early 2000s - stunning birds when you get a close up fly-by!!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Yes I saw it last year above Vallandry - blooming huge! Very beautiful and graceful too. What a treat to see.
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I did some research when I got home and some sources suggest there are now only 100 breeding pairs in Europe so a real privelage to see one in full flight so close.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Very, very cool
And a very cool name!
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thanks@jirac18, will keep my eye out when we're there!
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In previous years we have seen them above Palafour in Tignes le Lac and looking out of our chalet in Val d'Isere, (we also saw Golden Eagles). We are always on the lookout for birds. December in Tignes produced no birds of prey for us.
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If the OP is talking about Gypaète barbu (Gypaetus barbatus) there are 150 breeding pairs in the French Pyrenees and 900 individuals. As for other Vautours, they are more or less common.
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The bearded vultures are a success story for the Nancroix valley, we went to a film and presentation in Peissey last year which told of how some adolescent birds from the valley had been re-settled in the Vercour. It was fascinating, and a high point was when the presenter passed around a flight feather from an adult bird, it was flippin enormous!
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