Sheep on a shelf
A wildlife version of Elf on the Shelf? ;-) While observing a few bighorn sheep rams, I kept hearing the bleating of another somewhere in the distance. A friend finally…
Bighorn sheep ram checking out the ladies
Ah, yes, love is in the air this time of year for many ungulates, including bighorn sheep. The males are keen on keeping watch on the females and checking to…
Bighorn sheep ram gets a close-up in black and white
Let’s call this Sheep Sunday and feature this handsome fellow. He was following some ewes in the canyon last weekend and clearly looking for love. Bighorn sheep are Colorado’s official…
Bighorn sheep lambs get the zoomies
Those dang, kids! Watching the bighorn sheep this past weekend was fun, as always. I followed a few rams as they worked their way down the canyon toward a herd…
Bighorn sheep ram lounges on the alpine tundra
On one of the days last weekend I bypassed the usual action of the elk rut and instead headed to the high altitude tundra. While there, much to my surprise,…
Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep ram strikes a pose
This was one handsome and muscular fellow! He was clearly in fighting form and ready for the rut. Five rams were hanging out in Waterton Canyon southwest of Denver recently,…