Bighorn Sheep ram poses for (a belated) Colorado Day
August 1st is celebrated here as “Colorado Day,” the anniversary on which we officially became a state. President Ulysses S Grant issued a proclamation on August 1, 1876, “declaring the…
Bighorn Sheep ewe in the early morning light
Oh how I wish the ladies of this species were as striking as their male counterparts but they simply are not. They are far smaller and oftentimes look kind of…
“I got up here. Now how do I get down?”
This Bighorn Sheep lamb was proving itself to be quite the adept climber, as all of its kind are. It had worked its ways up the side of a mountain…
Bighorn Sheep lamb hams it up for its portrait
Just like a human child, young animals sometimes seem to revel in having their picture taken. Such was the case with this little lamb in the foothills southwest of Denver,…
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep lamb learns to walk on water
Who knew they could do this, eh? ;-) Most of the herd started on the opposite of the South Platte River from me but it wasn't long before they crossed…
“Ooh that smell! Can’t you smell that smell?”
Forgive me for borrowing a couple of lines from an old Lynyrd Skynyrd song but that is what came to mind when I saw this. ;-) This Bighorn Sheep ram…