A chamois looking back. Photographed in the French Vosges.
The chamois is usually associated with high mountains, but also occurs naturally in mountain forests. In summer they can often be found on alpine meadows above 1,800 metres. In winter they migrate to lower areas, below 1,100 metres.[4][3] They are agile climbers, who easily jump from rock to rock. In summer and autumn, they mainly live on alpine meadows around and above the tree line. Usually they can be found lower than the Alpine ibex (Capra ibex). In winter they move to lower forests, at an altitude of about 800 meters.
Sam Mannaerts is a nature photographer from East Flanders, more specifically Steendorp.
He photographs almost everything that has to do with nature. From butterflies to majestic landscapes, but also wildlife like bears, birds, etc.
He has a predilection for the High North...
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