Valais Blacknose sheep in Valais, Switzerland
© Alessandra Meniconzi/Solent News/REX/Shutterstock
Valais Blacknose sheep in Valais, Switzerland
Every spring in the Valais region of Switzerland, sheep and cattle herds are driven from their lowland pastures where they’ve spent the winter, up into the Alpine pastures to graze all summer. This movement is known as a ‘transhumance’ and it goes on all over the world. It’s not a traditional nomad herd technique, but instead follows a predictable seasonal pattern. The passages are often difficult and steep, but as seen in this photo, the sheep and their shepherds seem up to the task as they make their way up to the Gemmi Pass.
Related Images
The Skellig Islands, Skellig Michael and Little Skellig, in Ireland
Acadia National Park in Maine
A heart-shaped hole in the rock formation of Calanques de Piana in Corsica, France
Ghyakar village, Upper Mustang, Nepal
Spring in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Australia
A rider hunts with an eagle in the Altai Mountains of Mongolia
For Waitangi Day, the Pancake Rocks on New Zealand’s South Island
Fingal Head with a rock fisherman on the headland
Bing Today Images
Göreme, Cappadocia, Türkiye
Mar 05, 2026
Traffic circle and highway in Bangkok, Thailand
Mar 05, 2024
Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, France
Mar 05, 2022
Cefalù on Mediterranean Sea in Sicily, Italy
Mar 05, 2019
Crab-eating macaque in Bako National Park, Malaysia
Mar 05, 2018
