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King of the valley

It was as difficult as it seems to shoot this photograph! This ibex is the biggest I've ever seen and probably in the most beautiful place I could imagine, 30/40m over the path we were walking. I saw it and suddenly climbed the mountain through rocks and grass to reach a good spot.. Totally worth it! The valley in the background is the Valle del Carro (Italy, Piemonte) in the Gran Paradiso National Park. I admit I've been quite lucky with this one :)

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Uploaded on September 8, 2015
Taken on August 31, 2015