The Lambs of Waterton Canyon

Today’s post includes some images I captured of the young Bighorn Sheep lambs as they meandered and foraged among the canyon walls and trail in Waterton Canyon, Colorado. It’s always fun to watch and photograph the lambs as they scurry about, sometimes chasing one another and sometimes just checking out their environment. Here are my […]

Posted in Mammals, Nature Photography, Travel Photography | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Leave a comment

Badland Bighorn Sheep, Part 2

This Part 2 of the Badland Bighorn Sheep post includes some images captured in the Badlands NP, on my way home. Here are a few of my favorite images of these wonderful mammals that roam the rocky slopes and jagged peaks of the Badlands: Photographic Equipment Used: Canon 5D Mark 3 body Canon EF 100-400mm, […]

Posted in Mammals, Nature Photography, Travel Photography | Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
Leave a comment

Badland Bighorn Sheep

Ok, vacation time is over … well, not exactly a vacation … more on that later. During a recent road trip to South Dakota and Wyoming, I captured some images of Bighorn sheep ewes and lambs (a few young rams were seen among the groups) in the Badlands NP of South Dakota. I stopped for […]

Posted in Mammals, Nature Photography, Travel Photography | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,
Leave a comment

Bighorn Sheep Rut – Post #4

Today’s post wraps up the 4-part posts of Bighorn Sheep in the rut in Waterton Canyon, Colorado. I’m sure I’ll be posting some more rut images, but these past 4 posts were captured during a single sitting while the sheep were in rut. If you missed the earlier rut posts, you can find them at […]

Posted in Mammals, Nature Photography, Travel Photography | Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
Leave a comment

Bighorn Sheep Rut – Post #3

This post is the third of four that includes the behaviors and actions that I captured in the Bighorn Sheep rut in Waterton Canyon, Colorado, recently. If you missed the first two posts, here are the links: Post #1 (“Let the Games Begin!”) Post #2 (“Safe Sex” …) In this third post, the action really […]

Posted in Mammals, Nature Photography, Travel Photography | Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
Leave a comment

Safe Sex …

… certainly doesn’t apply to the Bighorn Sheep rut! On Thursday, I posted on the behavior of the Bighorn Sheep rut. I featured some images of the bighorn rams chasing a ewe. I suspect the ewe was nearly “in season” for mating and the rams were trying to rush her into mating (if you missed […]

Posted in Mammals, Nature Photography, Travel Photography | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Leave a comment