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Desert Bighorn Sheep Ram (Ovis canadensis nelsoni)


Desert Bighorn Sheep Ram (Ovis canadensis nelsoni)

On the way to the grocery store today, I finally was at the right place, at the right time, with camera in hand, totally on the alert and this dream opportunity came along grazing at the edge of the road....His broken horn indicates a pretty intense fight sometime in his past. He would not turn and give me an opportunity to get his full undamaged horn on the other side but heck, here he is (numbered and with a tracking collar) Endangered species.



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Magnifiicant animal Skippy and well captured.Good job they have a reinforced skull to take the impacts of the fights or else they would have a nasty headache lol....

2 May, 2009

 

Great shot! Sometimes it just works out, doesn't it?

2 May, 2009

 

It did this time....only took me 4 years...Thanks, guys. Needless to say I was very excited...

2 May, 2009

 

Congrats! Great shot Skippy :)

2 May, 2009

 

Fantastic and well done!

2 May, 2009

 

Thanks, Tg and Pansyp

2 May, 2009

 

Great photo, beautiful animal.

2 May, 2009

 

Thanks, Gee...I waited long enough

2 May, 2009

 

well done skippy what a great animal lets have some more photes like this

2 May, 2009

 

Not exactly a plant....I sometimes feel a bit guilty putting other things on except maybe insects and birds in the garden but it took me so long to get a good picture of one, I really wanted to share it...thanks for youe acceptance, hollygate

2 May, 2009

 

terrific shot Skippy..he looks so majestic

8 May, 2009

 

thanks, Dieda

8 May, 2009

 

Well done to you, it is a great shot.

7 Jun, 2009

 

Thanks, Dd2

8 Jun, 2009

 

Wow..., what a catch Skippy! He's a magnificent looking creature, to say the least !

11 Jun, 2009



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