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<div> <h2>From Switzerland to France hiking over the “Mount of Gold" -Part 1</h2> <div><h3>Nature, autumn colors, a sea of clouds, and the snow-covered Alps</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*y7ClVmaXKKdtqbMb1oEjJw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="0adb">A family of chamois goes out for food, and they let me take all my time to photograph them:</h2><figure id="797e"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*pkLPVuxYo27woY1Xzol1yw.jpeg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><figure id="9f68"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*RxVvwjbCxLco-JnDhlGCJw.jpeg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><figure id="9ca5"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*XxavfgXBqNY3Yr_IBE0dsQ.jpeg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><figure id="5a0a"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*Ki89h4J3g0G2Xt-wrbTBxQ.jpeg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><h2 id="0704">What is a chamois?</h2><p id="a117">Here you have <i>Rupicabra rupicabra</i> by WikiPedia:</p><div id="5c36" class="link-block"> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamois"> <div> <div> <h2>Chamois — Wikipedia</h2> <div><h3>The chamois ( Rupicapra rupicapra) is a species of goat-antelope native to mountains in Europe, from west to east…</h3></div> <div><p>en.wikipedia.org</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*mLwHmkbS4OYB92Bp)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><figure id="c18d"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*Lwn1fYgxaNbTJTdV21MWGA.jpeg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><figure id="4de1"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*f5X6C8G4DfIQG4DV7RMAtw.jpeg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p id="af74">As Wikipedia says, chamois are very agile:</p><figure id="b1b8"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*75gOHJ2Nx3HXyHs_mcqbPg.jpeg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p id="b358">They are also very friendly with people. Not enough to go down to towns, but at least they won’t run away when you approach them for a shot:</p><figure id="1caf"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*jib7THXF0_oIEmymffIeYQ.jpeg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><figure id="64a3"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*um-iDJQ_frToqI565uTrKA.jpeg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><figure id="1a87"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*J-62SNvqO_RM73Z-BTTVRw.jpeg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><h1 id="59e7">More readings with animals</h1><div id="8230" class="link-block"> <a href="https://lucianosphere.medium.com/this-friendly-bird-posed-by-the-lake-for-my-camera-fb3cb14a8f3c"> <div> <div> <h2>This friendly bird posed by the lake f # Options or my camera</h2> <div><h3>And it wasn’t just playing nice for food!</h3></div> <div><p>lucianosphere.medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*zmD0ijFwdrLuiJ3Bt3djqA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="a35c" class="link-block"> <a href="https://lucianosphere.medium.com/the-most-lovely-beach-in-switzerland-its-underwater-treasures-and-the-beautiful-towns-nearby-bc157b7414fa"> <div> <div> <h2>The most lovely beach in Switzerland, its underwater treasures and the beautiful towns nearby</h2> <div><h3>PART OF MY SERIES Natural wonders of Switzerland’s canton Vaud</h3></div> <div><p>lucianosphere.medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*VUdmPoFKPgj2cVIDbnVBaw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="87c2" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-black-swan-and-an-intrepid-crow-near-heron-city-222421702aeb"> <div> <div> <h2>A Black Swan and an intrepid Crow near Heron city</h2> <div><h3>A break from flowers to feature three species of birds as they enjoy the beginning of the spring by the shore of the…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*6wXPymBQKySFVp--)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="2970" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/recursive-feeding-ab3003a478e1"> <div> <div> <h2>Recursive Feeding</h2> <div><h3>I once caught a dragonfly catching and swallowing a mosquito in a single act, immediately followed by a bird catching…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*wSr5xtLCNm4C173G0K__Bg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="d680"><a href="https://www.lucianoabriata.com/"><b><i>www.lucianoabriata.com</i></b></a><i> I write and photoshoot about everything that lies in my broad sphere of interests: nature, science, technology, programming, etc. <a href="https://lucianosphere.medium.com/membership"><b>Become a Medium member</b></a> to access all its stories (affiliate links of the platform for which I get small revenues without cost to you) and <a href="https://lucianosphere.medium.com/subscribe"><b>subscribe to get my new stories</b></a><b> by email</b>. 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Doesn’t it look like s/he’s smiling??? This and all other shots by author Luciano Abriata.

This gentle chamois posed for my camera

In the Swiss side of the Jura mountains

The snow melts quickly in the mountains:

Altitude lakes are mostly liquid by now:

That’s Lac de Joux, in the Swiss canton of Vaud very close to the frontier with French. You’ve seen this region in other stories of mine, in winter and summer:

A family of chamois goes out for food, and they let me take all my time to photograph them:

What is a chamois?

Here you have Rupicabra rupicabra by WikiPedia:

As Wikipedia says, chamois are very agile:

They are also very friendly with people. Not enough to go down to towns, but at least they won’t run away when you approach them for a shot:

More readings with animals

www.lucianoabriata.com I write and photoshoot about everything that lies in my broad sphere of interests: nature, science, technology, programming, etc. Become a Medium member to access all its stories (affiliate links of the platform for which I get small revenues without cost to you) and subscribe to get my new stories by email. To consult about small jobs check my services page here. You can contact me here.

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