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Alpine meetings

Against the light

Against the light

Against the light, one of Belledonne lords is watching me without hidding.

It is not our home here

It is not our home here

It is not our home here, it is his.

Lost in snow and cold

Lost in snow and cold

The first snowfall was sudden as well as consequent. It led chamois and alpine ibexes to congregate like if they were lost in these snow and cold.

Hope

Hope

Getting comfortable for the sunset, I was hoping that the alpine ibex I saw before would come on this ridge. My wish became reality.

Alpine ibex with autumn colours

Alpine ibex with autumn colours

When summer is over, cowd leaves progressively the mountains and animals, like this alpine ibex, take their course.

Dancer at the top

Dancer at the top

Here is a very rare species, so rare that I could observe it once only. But the conditions for a nice picture were combined.

Alpine ibex and autumn colors

Alpine ibex and autumn colors

Autumn is a magnificient season not only because of the colors, but also because alpine ibex are more curious. It is then not rare to see them.

Young Chamois

Young Chamois

Can you see its umbilical cord ? This chamois is very very young. Less than one week maybe.

Old male

Old male

In the Massif de Belledonne, searching a little bit, one may find old males very photogenic.

Alpine Ibexes and Mont-Aiguille

Alpine Ibexes and Mont-Aiguille

Alpine ibexes are plentiful in the Massif du Vercors. It is easy to see them.

Alpine ibex on the ridge

Alpine ibex on the ridge

Kind of a wild goat, the alpine ibex lives in the mountains all around Grenoble. It can be seen easily in the Massif du Vercors.

Winter coat

Winter coat

Chamois with its winter coat.

Summit meeting

Summit meeting

At the end of this day, two alpine ibexes met at the top. To contemplate the colours of the sunset ? Who know !