{"id":5159,"date":"2026-11-03T06:14:25","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T11:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/5159"},"modified":"2026-11-03T06:14:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T11:14:25","slug":"bearded-vulture-soaring-over-the-simien-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/5159","title":{"rendered":"Bearded vulture soaring over the Simien Mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/bearded-vulture-soaring-over-the-simien-mountains.jpg?resize=2048%2C2048&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A bearded vulture with long dark wings and a pale chest soaring against a clear blue sky\" class=\"wp-image-5158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/bearded-vulture-soaring-over-the-simien-mountains.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/bearded-vulture-soaring-over-the-simien-mountains.jpg?resize=250%2C250&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/bearded-vulture-soaring-over-the-simien-mountains.jpg?resize=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/bearded-vulture-soaring-over-the-simien-mountains.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/bearded-vulture-soaring-over-the-simien-mountains.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/bearded-vulture-soaring-over-the-simien-mountains.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>A bearded vulture, also known as the lammergeier, soars against a blue sky in the Simien Mountains of northern Ethiopia. The photographer says he took it in 2012 during a four day hike.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A bearded vulture, also known as the lammergeier, soars against a blue sky in the Simien Mountains of northern Ethiopia. The photographer says he took it in 2012 during a four day hike.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UK_Richard\/status\/1283286424213651456\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richard Waters (@UK_Richard) on X<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bearded vulture, also known as the lammergeier, soars against a blue sky in the Simien Mountains of northern Ethiopia. The photographer says he took it in 2012 during a four day hike. A bearded vulture, also known as the lammergeier, soars against a blue sky in the Simien Mountains of northern Ethiopia. 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