Persistence pays off

2010-11-19 • SEND FEEDBACK |
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All the poor girl wanted to do was graze, but in the rutting season multitasking must prevail, since the ram had other ideas, and would scarcely let her wander more than a few meters away, making continual use of his olfactory sense. A less mature ram was banished far up the hillside.

Bighorn sheep in the White Mountains
Nikon D3100 + 55-200mm lens

Horny Bighorn
Nikon D3100 + 55-200mm lens

This rabbit had the mal-adaptive trait of great curiosity. I had no carrots however. Any owl or hawk would have a feast at hand with the snow having mostly melted away, leaving obvious white targets dotting the landscape.

Night-time curiosity
Nikon D3100 + 55-200mm lens + Lupine Piko headlamp