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Thursday, May 7, 2009

Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep

No, this is NOT Victoria. It's another image from my recent vacation. These Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis canadensis) were part of a group of about a dozen that I saw on a back road leading up into the Ashnola River Valley. I've seen these wild sheep in this area before but never at such a low altitude. Nor were they disturbed by my presence, seeming to be very hungrily cropping the first green sprouts on this hillside.

3 comments:

paolo said...

looks like a nice family lounch.
very nice view.

Lowell said...

I've tried to shoot Bighorns in Colorado...usually they spook...hard to get a great shot like this. Nice photo!

Laurie Allee said...

IMpressive shot!