Ewe won’t believe your eyes: Dozens of sheep are herded on mountain ahead of winter retreat

This drone image shows a flock of alpine sheep kept in a “Farricha”, a traditional stone enclosure, before being sorted for their owners near Blatten in Switzerland.

The herdsmen are celebrated over the traditional shepherd weekend, known as “Schaeferwochenende”, after leading almost 800 sheep during a three-day hike from the summer pastures, high above the Aletsch glacier, down to Belalp in the canton of Valais.

The animals will spend the winter in the area, where they are less exposed to the elements, before enduring a three-day hike back to the mountains in late spring.