'nother sheepy picture

Ahoy, Ahoy!

 

Sheep off the starboard bow. Act quick maties! Okay...so I'm not really sure what the starboard bow of a boat is, but I wanted to give another prospective on how close these sheep actually were to us, and how little our presense bothered them.

Mama and Baby

 

Here's an even closer shot of the mama and baby. I zoomed in for this one. I don't like to get physically close to these animals in my pursuit of photography, since it may disturb their grazing. Also, Big Horn Sheep can be aggressive, especially males, when people try to get too close to them. Who wouldn't be?

Up Close and Personal with Sheep!

 

Walking up Waterton Canyon last weekend, I had a close encounter with Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep. This was a female and her baby. These sheep were very friendly, leading me to think they had been fed. Maybe not. Maybe they are just used to a lot of foot traffic while they eat.