A majestic bearded vulture was seen perched on a cliff in the Swiss Alps near Ardon.

The filmer said: "The bearded vulture needs wind and/or warm rising air, to fly. He is a hang glider, it is very exhausting for him to fly by moving his wings, he usually is seen just flying without effort. But here the air was calm, very cold and heavy, no wind, no updraft. So he landed on this rock to rest a little bit, and a group of common ravens appeared and flew close-up to annoy him."

A rare majestic giant bird, a Bearded Vulture with 2.8 meters wingspan, rests on a cliff in the swiss Alps , waiting for better flying conditions, and gets annoyed by a group of common ravens.

The bearded vulture needs wind and/or warm rising air, to fly. He is a "hangglider" , it is very exhausting for him to fly by moving his wings, he usually is seen just flying without effort. But here the air was calm, very cold and heavy, no wind, no updraft. So he landed on this rock to rest a little bit , and a group of common ravens appeared and flew close-up to annoy him.

filmed handheld in 4K120 slowmotion and edited with crop zoom , upscaled back to 4K.

camera Canon EOS R5C
lens Canon RF600mm f/11
background faint ambient sound edited.

Location : near Ardon in Valais canton Switzerland.