Alpine Choughs is a photograph by Liz Alderdice which was uploaded on February 16th, 2016.
Alpine Choughs
At the top of the cable car up the mountain in the Dolomites, I was greeted by this pair of Alpine Choughs! These birds have black plumage similar to... more
Title
Alpine Choughs
Artist
Liz Alderdice
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
At the top of the cable car up the mountain in the Dolomites, I was greeted by this pair of Alpine Choughs! These birds have black plumage similar to that of many Corvus crows, but are readily distinguished from members of that genus by their brightly coloured bills and legs. The Alpine chough has a yellow bill and red legs as adults. The sexes are similar, but the juvenile of each species has a duller bill and legs than the adult and its plumage lacks the glossiness seen in older birds.[
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February 16th, 2016