Bearded Vulture & Golden Eagle ⎸ PHOTOGRAPHY EXPEDITION to the ALPS - ep. 1

For many years, I have dreamed about photographing Alpine wildlife during the brutal grip of winter. This January, I finally made it happen, and went on an eight-day long expedition in the company of Mateusz Piesiak and Levi Fitze. I travelled around Switzerland and France and visited exceptional locations for wildlife photography, capturing some of my best images to date. In the first video in this mini-series, I photograph Alpine birds from atop a mountain in the heart of Switzerland. Come along for a film of bird photography, friendship and wild adventure, and stay tuned for the continuation!
The species I photograph in this video include the bearded vulture, golden eagle, white-winged snow finch, Alpine accentor and yellow-billed chough/Alpine chough.
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[@joelabraham3330]

I was really suprised as you named Chris Kaula. I am German and watch his videos. You both make really nice pictures.

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks a lot!

[@wildaboutbirds71]

Phenomenal mate! One of the most enjoyable bird videos I’ve watched on UA-cam. Inspiring stuff 👊🏻

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks so much! I really appreciate your kind words!

[@Photo_doctor]

This video made me passionate about bird photography 🤩

[@TobiasGjerde]

I'm so glad to hear that!

[@samueldarmon542]

I know how hard it is to find bearded vulturs and getting those outstanding shots. Congrats!!!

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thank you so much!

[@fly-pedro]

Great video Tobias👍🏼 🦅 You are a very cool group of young photographers.
Remembers me of a very emotional encounter with a golden eagle when I flew in a glider in the Swiss Alps back in the 1990’s. He flew with me for several minutes in a thermal, looking at me like in one of your photos, as if we knew each other. 30 years later the image is still in my head.

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thank you very much! So awesome to hear that one of my images could awaken this fantastic memory of yours. Thanks for sharing!

[@ELRLRify]

You have an incredible talent I love your photos 👏👏👏👏👏🎉📸😱

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks so much for your kind words!

[@mel_weber_photography]

I see, your visit in Switzerland payed off very well! Nice video!

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks a lot, Mel! It was a great success indeed!

[@AdventureWithNature]

💚💚💚

[@ab-roli5981]

Wonderful pictures, I really like your style, thanks a lot for sharing. Wish you succes. (I am also bird wacher, France/Morroco).

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks so much for your kind words!

[@shahzebnasir4692]

Those shots of the Golden Eagle were incredible!! This entire video was so well done! Can't wait for the next part! If you can make sure to see the Cinereous vultures in the French Alps! They're MASSIVE!

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks a lot! That would be great!

[@waynearchibald3920]

Nice Tobias! And great video! 🙏

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thank you!

[@noeleb8538]

My favorite image is the one with the five yellow-billed choughs with the one in the center being the only one in focus and happens to be looking at the camera. Great shot.

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks a lot! It took a lot of attempts to get that one image that I’m happy with.

[@Photo_doctor]

​@@TobiasGjerdewe understand! ❤

[@vojtaG]

Awesome!

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks!

[@paolagarda1657]

Hi Tobias! I know this alpine fauna well, I often take photo it in the Italian Alps, I'm Italian. Great emotions .... and you are very good!!

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks a lot! It is truly a unique fauna, and I am certain I will return for more in the future!

[@amitvakil5537]

incredible.!!

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thank you very much!

[@MrEvestrough]

Fantastic. Really high quality through and through.

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks a lot!

[@7temah]

Great shots of the eagle 🦅

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thank you!

[@thetislll7282]

amazing

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thank you!

[@Photo_doctor]

10:46 best photo!

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thank you!

[@StephenJStephen_Photography]

A wonderful video. I look forward to watching the rest of the series.

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks a lot!

[@Dell_wqwqq]

Your video is soulful 🙂

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks a lot!

[@chadbalonick1784]

Incredible video wow

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thank you very much!

[@Luontokuvaaja.Kalle.Larsson]

Very nice start and photos are excelent.

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks a lot!

[@naturephotographychallenge]

Hi from Australia! Amazing footage of gorgeous birds in such a beautiful location! Those Bearded Vultures were very impressive but I really enjoyed seeing the little finches & accentors! They were just stunning, particularly against the orange on those rocks! Just beautiful!!! ❤

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thank you so much!

[@mcs3015]

extraordinary images! well done

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks!

[@annettedutoitza]

Hi Tobias, I’m having goosebumps watching your spectacular video! We have bearded vultures in a remote mountain range called The Drakensberg - dragon mountain - in South Africa. We spent a day at a special bird-hide on top of the mountain photographing these incredible birds. We didn’t have snow 😊. Thank you for sharing this awesome footage.

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks so much! They are such cool birds!

[@Big-Dave117]

Nice vlog dude and you met up with the guys that must have been really fun adventure 👍🏻

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks! Yes, the wildlife encounters were nice, but the people made the trip even more enjoyable!

[@Skaupedia]

W video as usual💪

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks a lot!

[@Archivos_de_Montejo]

excellent images...

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks a lot!

[@jp_jpegs]

as a 17yo amateur wildlife photographer is amazing and truly epic to see another young fellow get amazing pictures with modest equipement and showing that you do not need a 600mm to get amazing pictures! amazing stuff bro!

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks! You’re right - learning to photograph doesn’t require the highest end equipment

[@yannicmattphotography]

Very interesting Video👍🏻 love it how you documented your time with the Bearded in Vallis ☺️

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks a lot!

[@michaelwallwork7482]

Brilliant 👏 A joy to watch 👍

[@TobiasGjerde]

Much appreciated!

[@y.serman8810]

Amazing! Motivates me to get more into wildlife photography!

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks! That’s really great to hear!

[@high-techtv8728]

amazing !

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks!

[@247FNN]

WAUW, fantastic pictures and also a nice video. Keep going, I love it!

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks a lot!

[@steveking6204]

Very well done. Congratulations!

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks a lot!

[@natuurmetyouri]

Great video! Really love it! Bearded vultures are such amazing birds :).

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks a lot! They totally are - I’ve wanted to photograph them for a long time

[@natuurmetyouri]

@@TobiasGjerde I can totally imagine, they are so cool. You had some great shots! This summer i had a simillar experience with a bearded vulture in Switzerland which flew by at a distance of about 30 meters. Incredible birds to see!

[@zeus.edwards2662]

just found this channel, i'm from the caribbean, i'm not a wildlife person but dammmmmm this is amazing hope to see lots n lots of content from you. Awesome stuff keep it up.

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks so much for your kind words!

[@Rudy60426]

awesome video

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks a lot!

[@marcsiegle-wildlifenaturep8978]

great work and beautiful pictures! Looking forward to the next part (:

[@TobiasGjerde]

Cheers man! And thanks for great company!

[@jozi.horvat]

Wow... your photos of the eagle are just mindblowing... 😀 amazing!

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that!

[@GunnarDresler]

I crossed the Dolomites in 2018. A bit after that I go really into wildlife photography and always dreamed about going back there. So this here is a dream come true! Well done, Tobias!
Hope to meet you one day in Norway :)

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks a lot Gunnar!

[@petersterling5334]

Very Nice Video! The Narration and Photography were Excellent! Keep doing Videos like this! Lots of people want to share your Wildlife Adventures!

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks so much for your support!

[@CJamesPhoto]

Thanks for sharing a nice trip into the alps, so many photos to choose from.. but I must say the ones where you introduced the surrounds were my favorites 😊

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks a lot! Much appreciated!

[@roberthennessey5702]

Wow amazing captures, with such fantastic landscape. Right place right time ✌️🙌🙌

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks!

[@bolleolympus]

👌👌👍👍

[@paolagarda1657]

Hi Tobias, I'm Italian! I know this alpine fauna well, I often go and take photos it in the Italian Alps. Great emotions .... and you are very good! 👏👏👏

[@BenjaminSmail]

Nice 👌

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thank you!

[@DAWID866]

good job

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks!

[@laurentcosson1110]

Thanks a lot for those beautiful and amazing pictures. Great video.

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks a lot!

[@birdingman]

Absolutely stunning, great work and beautiful photos. Keep it up you guys!

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks a lot!

[@diaryofcreation582]

stunning images : )

[@TobiasGjerde]

Cheers!

[@helenagustavsson5633]

Fantastic beautiful and wonderful filmed and photographed!!

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thank you very much!

[@ilpoheikkila4773]

Amazing video!

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks a lot!

[@joshuahorner2639]

Spectacular images and storyline. 5 species but just amazing composition and the snow contributes to the high key effect improving subject isolation. Have subscribed and looking forward to the next episode. Was thinking I’d have to go to Lalibela, Ethiopia to see Lammergeier but this place seems really beautiful. What part of the Swiss alps is this?

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks a lot! This is Wallis, more precisely Gemmi

[@stefangoldensteinwildlife9929]

That was an amazing trip to the alps. Really cool and stunning footage. Well done. Greets Stefan

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks a lot!

[@davidkruschke4057]

Pretty well made. I did the same few days ago, waiting hours to see these beautiful birds. We had not that much luck to see the golden eagle that close, but to see the birds and that scenery, was just stunning. I´m really curios to see part 2. Hands down for your work.

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks a lot! May you have better luck next time :)

[@kaawe100]

Fantastically great Tobias, so young and talented, good at making videos, very good in English ......fit in terrain and with the future ahead of you.
Ketil Wardenær

[@TobiasGjerde]

Tusen takk Ketil, det var veldig hyggelig å høre!

[@astroconyMcLepe]

So nice ! ❤

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thank you!

[@irisotte83]

Great video and beautiful pictures. Well done and thank you for sharing. You got a new follower👍

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks a lot! I truly appreciate your support!

[@marcobridsphotograhpy]

Nice video, thank for sharing. Regards from Marco.

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thank you very much!

[@floydhurst6372]

Keep up the good work young man. I really liked your video and especially the images of the Golden Eagle!

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks a lot!

[@wildfotografie.wimmer7425]

Fantastic images Tobias! I'd like to visit that location too one day 😁👏🏼🤔

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks! It’s worth a visit!

[@superchips2872]

Kul geit!

[@TobiasGjerde]

Ja mann, grov geit

[@laszlobacs9347]

This is a wonderfully presented video, yung man. I enjoyed watching every moment of it. I'm a wildlife photographer myself and I can really appreciate your enthusiasm. Thank you for sharing your work with us. Cheers from Canada.

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks so much for your support!

[@Insilencesaints]

Really cool video! 😃

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks a lot!

[@karljensen7640]

Vedlig bra Tobias!

[@TobiasGjerde]

Tusen takk Karl!

[@celeritasc9207]

Very nice, beautiful shots. I encountered a couple of golden eagles last fall in a well-known hawk migration route. Unfortunately, the lighting was poor and having just arrived I wasn’t prepared, so no shots. But I still treasure the experience of seeing such magnificent birds so close.

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks a lot! Yes, just the experience of being up-close with these elegant raptors is a pleasure!

[@gianlucarondinini6403]

Amazing video! I live in Switzerland and want to get into wildlife photography. I wanted to ask, once you got up there on the mountain, did you just settle down somewhere waiting or did you move around a lot? Would love if you you share some insights. Cheers!

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks! I was standing relatively still for many hours :)

[@jugglerwim]

Nice video , beautiful pictures. Can I now where exactly this was?

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks! This is Gemmi pass, by Leukerbad

[@AlinFlair]

The thing was that you didn't tell us where the hell you are, more exactly 😂😂 all good !

[@TobiasGjerde]

This was at Gemmipass in Switzerland

[@jan-jan6068]

Beautiful photos! Where in the Swiss alps did you go?

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks! This was in Wallis - more precisely at Gemmi

[@stephanedurand1447]

Hello very nice shots and experience
Could tell us more about this location ?

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks! This was at Gemmi

[@sheming106]

Great video, what binoculars do you use?

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks! I use the Zeiss conquest 10x42

[@thecodebear]

I see golden eagles 1000x in a day here in kashmir , 3 sit on my house roof top

[@TobiasGjerde]

Oh wow, that’s amazing! In the rest of the world they are considered elusive and rather uncommon, most places

[@johnmagneeilertsen9566]

Utrulig flotte bilder og film.

[@TobiasGjerde]

Tusen takk!

[@net1sun]

멋진영상 잘보고갑니다
Good 👍

[@TobiasGjerde]

Thanks!