Voltor acostant-se / Vulture coming down
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Un cop dins l'aguait, es llença la carnassa, i els voltors comuns venen en massa, primer uns pocs i ràpidament una cinquantena!
Feia molts anys que volia anar a veure un aguait de voltors al Pirineu, sobretot des de que va sortir el d'Alinyà pel programa de TV3 "Tocats de l'Ala". Entre la pandemia i tot plegat he trigat fins al setembre de 2023 per a poder-hi anar. Al final he anat al mateix de Alinyà, per la relativa proximitat. Desgraciadament allà és més dificil veure el voltor negre, i els aufranys ja havien migrat cap al Àfrica. Per tant veuriem segur un munt de voltors comuns i teniem l'esperança de veure l'estrella del show, el trencalòs.
El programa de TV3 on surt Alinyà:
www.ccma.cat/tv3/alacarta/tocats-de-lala/ocellots-i-ocell...
auberria.cat/botiga/ecoturisme/muntanya-alinya/menjant-am...
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltor_com%C3%BA
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Arriving in a 4x4, the griffon vultures (gyps fulvus) already take off from their privileged vantage points on top of the cliffs and begin to circle us. They already know the vehicle and what is comming!
Once we are in the hide, the bait is set and the vultures descent en masse, up to 50 at least!
For many years I wanted to go and see a vulture hide in the Pyrenees, especially since the one in Alinyà came out on the TV3 birding program "Tocats de l'Ala". Between the pandemic and other issues, it took me until September 2023 to be able to go there. In the end I went to the same one in Alinyà, due to its relative proximity. Unfortunately, it is more difficult to see the black vulture there, and the Egyptian vulture had already migrated to Africa. So we're sure to see a lot of griffon vultures and we're hoping to see the star of the show, the bearded vulture.
The TV3 program showing this place, a few years ago (in Catalan):
www.ccma.cat/tv3/alacarta/tocats-de-lala/ocellots-i-ocell...
Voltor acostant-se / Vulture coming down
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Un cop dins l'aguait, es llença la carnassa, i els voltors comuns venen en massa, primer uns pocs i ràpidament una cinquantena!
Feia molts anys que volia anar a veure un aguait de voltors al Pirineu, sobretot des de que va sortir el d'Alinyà pel programa de TV3 "Tocats de l'Ala". Entre la pandemia i tot plegat he trigat fins al setembre de 2023 per a poder-hi anar. Al final he anat al mateix de Alinyà, per la relativa proximitat. Desgraciadament allà és més dificil veure el voltor negre, i els aufranys ja havien migrat cap al Àfrica. Per tant veuriem segur un munt de voltors comuns i teniem l'esperança de veure l'estrella del show, el trencalòs.
El programa de TV3 on surt Alinyà:
www.ccma.cat/tv3/alacarta/tocats-de-lala/ocellots-i-ocell...
auberria.cat/botiga/ecoturisme/muntanya-alinya/menjant-am...
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltor_com%C3%BA
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Arriving in a 4x4, the griffon vultures (gyps fulvus) already take off from their privileged vantage points on top of the cliffs and begin to circle us. They already know the vehicle and what is comming!
Once we are in the hide, the bait is set and the vultures descent en masse, up to 50 at least!
For many years I wanted to go and see a vulture hide in the Pyrenees, especially since the one in Alinyà came out on the TV3 birding program "Tocats de l'Ala". Between the pandemic and other issues, it took me until September 2023 to be able to go there. In the end I went to the same one in Alinyà, due to its relative proximity. Unfortunately, it is more difficult to see the black vulture there, and the Egyptian vulture had already migrated to Africa. So we're sure to see a lot of griffon vultures and we're hoping to see the star of the show, the bearded vulture.
The TV3 program showing this place, a few years ago (in Catalan):
www.ccma.cat/tv3/alacarta/tocats-de-lala/ocellots-i-ocell...