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Re: Wildlife
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 11:31 am
by colokeith
Re: Wildlife
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 12:16 pm
by Mark Curtis
colokeith wrote:I thought I had some good wildlife shots. However, after reviewing this thread they seem inadequate.
Hardly! These are all excellent shots.
Re: Wildlife
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 4:13 pm
by Mark Curtis
Re: Wildlife
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 5:36 pm
by moneymike
Where's Waldo?
Re: Wildlife
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 5:59 pm
by vonmackle
colokeith wrote:
Great detail on the coat!
Inadequate? Bah!
Re: Wildlife
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 2:05 pm
by HighCountry
Love the mountain goat shot. Here are some bighorn earlier this year:
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Re: Wildlife
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 3:00 pm
by Mark Curtis
Found another goat shot in my archives......
Re: Wildlife
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 3:05 pm
by HighCountry
Outstanding shot!
Re: Wildlife
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 4:06 pm
by Mark Curtis
HighCountry wrote:Outstanding shot!
Thanks! Actually your bighorns shot inspired me to search my older photos........I took these shots with an old Panasonic point and shoot. The horns are massive!
Re: Wildlife
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 5:47 pm
by MtHurd
I saw this guy on the summit of Nogal Peak, NM. Best I can figure out it's an exotic sheep imported from China. He was hanging out on the summit.
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Re: Wildlife
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 8:51 pm
by Mark Curtis
Wow...that is a cool looking sheep! Great capture!
After some considerable research, it turns out it is a Corsican Ram. It originated in Texas 40 years ago as a result of a cross between a Mouflon Sheep and a Barbados Blackbelly. Evidently their horns can attain lengths to 35 inches and weigh as much as 30 pounds......which is heavier than the rest of the bones in their entire body!
It was interesting to read that they often look to reach summits of hilltops or mountains to get to cooler air.....definitely consistent with that trait here!
Re: Wildlife
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 9:25 pm
by HighCountry
Very interesting!
Here's one I took around Christmas time. I managed to get within a few feet of a small herd:
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