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Pyrrhocorax graculus graculus
Alpine Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus graculus) or Yellow-billed Chough on the Säntis, famous and highest mountain in the Alpstein massif in Appenzell, Switzerland. It is the nominate form of the 2 subspecies of Pyrrhocorax. It is a closer relative to the Red-billed Cough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) than to the Jackdaw (Corvus monedula). They are excellent flyers and sometimes quite intrusive.
They usually live in the mountain regions in quite big colonies. During hard wintertime with most of the meadows covered with snow they will go to subjacent regions.
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Thanks Jacob!
Stellar!
Lazy way! From the restaurants terrace ;-)...
Awesome Dominik! How were you above them?
Thanks, Emilie!
Beautiful!
Beautiful pictures, especially with the background!
Thanks Stian!
Fantastic picture bayucca!
fantastic shot!
Very nice :)
Wow grate photo
Lovely photo!
Lovely capture ...
Beautiful photo!