Thinhorn Sheep
Thinhorn sheep (Dall sheep, Dall’s sheep, Stone sheep, Stone’s sheep) inhabit northwest Canada, including Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and British Columbia, as well as Alaska in the United States. They live in mountainous regions with dry, hostile, and rugged areas. In spring, they occupy grassy mountain slopes, moving in summer to high alpine pastures. In winter, they migrate to lower-elevation areas with less snow. Animalia
This image isn’t very clear or sharp. This location was about halfway down a cliff face, and we were pretty far away. It took some pretty severe cropping and then upsizing to get this image. Still, I felt it was perhaps worth sharing. Good, bad or indifferent, recent technology has made saving some of these types of images possible.
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It looks good to me. The image has a lot of power in it. I like how the sheep seem to be taking it all in. And, I want to believe that animals can also stand in awe and wonder of nature.
Thanks, Monte. I’m sure the sheep at least respect the power of the waterfall. Trying to get a drink there would be like trying to take a sip from a firehose unless there were some puddles around. ;-)
Great composition Earl, and love how it shows challenges these cliff climbers manage every day. If only we all could be so nimble and steady footed. Then again, I guess that wouldn’t make
them very safe from predators.
Thank you, Mark. The waterfall was the first thing that caught my attention, and then I noticed these little shapes, which were finally recognized as sheep. It’s amazing, the sheep seem so nonchalant about these steep drop-offs.
Haha – at first I was confused why a picture of a waterfall was with the post title of sheep. :)
The sheep were even less noticeable in the original non-cropped image.
hey, sometimes you have glass for a zoom, sometimes a helicopter, and sometimes technology:)