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Post by pontiac1940 on Apr 14, 2024 23:27:14 GMT
Hi all. Sorry for being quiet. Life is busy as it is spring here and there is yard work and the spring bird migration is on. Places to go and things to do. Life is good. Some snapshots from this week ... Clive Bighorn sheep ram at Waterton Lakes NP. April 11
Male geese fight a lot during nesting...across the road
The white pelicans seem sparse this year but it is still early ...across the road
Waterton Lake in Waterton Lakes NP, April 11 ... a multi-shot pano
Yellow-headed blackbirds are back ... ...across the road
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Post by cats4jan on Apr 14, 2024 23:36:27 GMT
Again, perfection
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Post by hmca on Apr 15, 2024 1:05:27 GMT
I am in awe of the first shot, Clive. Beautifully photographed!
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Post by pontiac1940 on Apr 15, 2024 1:19:53 GMT
Thank you Janice. I am in awe of the first shot, Clive. Beautifully photographed! Thanks Helen. A flock of sheep were up a steep bank so I was shooting up. The lighting was good. I took a few photos.  I'll post a couple more. This is my fave as well. |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Apr 15, 2024 1:21:09 GMT
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Post by pontiac1940 on Apr 15, 2024 1:29:29 GMT
Not sheep ... A badger and Columbian ground squirrel.   |
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Post by Lillias on Apr 15, 2024 8:46:32 GMT
Fabulous images Clive. I can only imagine the patience it takes to get such shots.
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Post by jackscrap on Apr 15, 2024 22:47:48 GMT
So much variety in the wildlife near you. Some of those sheep have interesting looking horns, almost to the point of doing damage to themselves if they grow inwards towards their heads.
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Post by BuckSkin on Apr 16, 2024 8:26:10 GMT
So much variety in the wildlife near you. Some of those sheep have interesting looking horns, almost to the point of doing damage to themselves if they grow inwards towards their heads.
It is quite common for sheep and goats to have one or both horns grow into their head and cause terrible looking sores and usually a bad infection.
Although not quite so common, I have seen cows with one horn grown crooked and poking in their eye or close.
In the case of cows, such is usually on account of sorry owners too bone idle to catch them up and saw off the offending horn.
Some cattle are just so wild and uncatchable that, lacking somebody like me on a good horse with a good rope, they just remain in whatever condition that they get themselves in.
And, consider, such doesn't happen overnight; it takes ages for a horn to grow even half-an-inch; so, if it is dug in a couple inches, the problem has been going on a very long time.
I am sure that if one looked, plenty of gory pictures are available. |
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I'll post a couple more. This is my fave as well. 
