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sAner
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1490 W: 72 N: 1427]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (4744) | That day my gf and I visited the impressive Maligne Cayon in Jasper NP. We had our wideangle lens mounted to our camera and suddenly we saw a Bighorn Sheep on the other side of the canyon. Right place, right time, wrong lens! :-) Luckily we also carried our 100-300mm lens. We quickly swapped lenses and took a few good shots. We hope you like this photo.
Physical description
Bighorn Sheep are named for the large, curved horns borne by the males, or rams. Females, or ewes, also have horns, but they are short with only a slight curvature. They range in color from light brown to grayish or dark, chocolate brown, with a white rump and lining on the back of all four legs. Rocky Mountains bighorn females weigh up to 200 pounds (90 kg), and males occasionally exceed 300 pounds (135 kg).
Activities
Bighorn sheep graze on grasses and browse shrubby plants, particularly in fall and winter, and seek minerals at natural salt licks. Bighorns are well adapted to climbing steep terrain where they seek cover from predators such as coyotes, eagles, and pumas. They are susceptible to disease such as lungworm, and sometimes fall off cliffs.
During the mating season or "rut" the rams butt heads in apparent sparring for females. Rams' horns can weigh more than 40 pounds (18 kg), and frequently show broken or "broomed" tips from repeated clashes. At the same time, rams are known to actively engage in sex with each other, including group sex of up to ten participants. This behavior happens year-round, but ewes show interest in sex only during the mating season.
Mythology
Bighorn sheep were amongst the most admired animals of the Apsaalooka, or Crow, people, and what is today called the Bighorn Mountain Range was central to the Apsaalooka tribal lands. In the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area book, storyteller Old Coyote describes a legend related to the bighorn sheep. A man possessed by evil spirits attempts to kill his heir by pushing the young man over a cliff, but the victim is saved by getting caught in trees. Rescued by bighorn sheep, the man takes the name of their leader, Big Metal. The other sheep grant him power, wisdom, sharp eyes, sure footedness, keen ears, great strength and a strong heart. Big Metal returns to his people with the message that the Apsaalooka people will survive only so long as the river winding out of the mountains is known as the Bighorn River.
All info from http://www.wikipedia.org
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You may hit me as hard as you can!
Shutter Speed: 1/500
F-stop: f/5.6
Focal length: 300mm
ISO Speed: 100
White Balance Mode: Auto
Exposure Compensation: -1
AF Mode: AI Focus AF
Weather Condition: Partly Clouded
Time: 13:46:54
Tripod: no
Flash: no
Filters: B&W UV Filter |
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sAner
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Taken with our Canon 17-40/4L USM
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This is the photo we shot of the exact same Bighorn sheep, from the exact same spot, but before we mounted our long Sigma lens. This was taken with the Canon 17-40/4L USM lens.
Regards,
Pieter |
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sAner
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Same bighorn ?
Edited by:iglootrek
![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 92 W: 10 N: 459]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-s-g.gif) (1619) |
Last year, same view, different perspective,...
I remember it was rainy when we got there, so I did not change lens to be able to zoom more so I decided to take this shot to have a different perspective...
Focal length: 55mm --> digital 87mm
Exposure: 1/125
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 800
Hope you enjoy, so if you do not have such a picture with this perspective now you have one ;-) |
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