Big Horn Sheep in the Rut

[MalcolmP]

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[Mark Hauser]

great set

 

[MalcolmP]

great set

Thanks, Mark. They put on quite a show. Their ferocity combined with the sound of their horns crashing together is really something.

 

[Mark Hauser]

Thanks, Mark. They put on quite a show. Their ferocity combined with the sound of their horns crashing together is really something.

I can imagine that too well.
I know this from our Alpine ibexes, which also display this behaviour.

 

[Ralph]

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Awesome set Malcolm! Very impressive looking animals

 

[NorthernFocus]

Nice set.

 

[Art Rourke]

Marvelous images.

 

[MalcolmP]

I can imagine that too well.
I know this from our Alpine ibexes, which also display this behaviour.

Hey Mark, I looked to see if you had any pictures of Alpine Ibexes and didn't find any. I'm not familiar with them and would interested if you had any or if I'm just not looking the right way.

 

[MalcolmP]

Awesome set Malcolm! Very impressive looking animals

Nice set.

Marvelous images.

Thank you guys!

 

[ChrisSinSeattle]

Malcolm, Great sequence and capture

Chris S.

 

[Wade Abadie]

Very nice! Watching sheep bash their heads together always gives me a headache.

 

[Louis champan]

You sure captured the moments, very nice set.

 

[rduckw]

nice action shots

 

[Woody Meristem]

Very good photos. They certainly are impressive critters.

 

[Charles Loy]

Boys playing serious, nice series

 

[BLev65]

Fantastic sequence of images... I'd love to see this behavior in the next few years.
bruce

 

[MalcolmP]

Malcolm, Great sequence and capture

Chris S.

Thanks, Chris

Very nice! Watching sheep bash their heads together always gives me a headache.

Hitting below the belt. A part of their ritual that hurts worse than a headache.

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You sure captured the moments, very nice set.

Thanks, Louis

nice action shots

Thank you.

Very good photos. They certainly are impressive critters.

Thanks, Woody

Boys playing serious, nice series

Thanks Charles. See above response to Wade.

Fantastic sequence of images... I'd love to see this behavior in the next few years.
bruce

Shot along Colorado Hwy 34 between Loveland & Estes Park - mid October. Also in Rocky Mt. Nat. Park where you can combine Sheep & Elk. Elk start earlier in September and are winding down by mid October.

 

[K9Kirk]

Nice set. I'd hate to get between two of them.

 

[gdecamp]

Real nice Malcolm!