Moving Out

Gallery: WildlifePosted June 1, 20185,909 views5 comments

This group of Barbary Sheep were in the foothills of the Davis Mountains in West Texas. They were introduced apparently in some large ranches and have escapes their confinement to establish a population of free roaming sheep. Canon 60D, f8, 1/250 sec, iso 400, -0.3EV, 100-400 ISLii at 158 mm. Thanks for your comments and critiques.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on June 1, 2018 at 9:52 AM

Ed, a nice group of these non-native sheep. I do wish at least one was looking back at the camera. TFS.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on June 2, 2018 at 8:49 PM

This does a great job of providing sense of place in the environment. My only wish is for them to be coming into the camera, rather than away!

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on June 3, 2018 at 10:59 AM

Yes, it seemed pretty obvious there has been some hunting pressure on these animals as they did not stick around very long when we spotted them.

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on June 3, 2018 at 4:57 PM

I really like this environmental capture of these sheep, Ed! I personally don't care if they're moving away and not looking at you. Real nature is not perfect and if all we shared were perfect poses then we would be depriving the nature lovers out there of over 99% of nature in it's true form. This scene, as you captured it, puts me right there with you (especially in the large version). I'm glad you shared it.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 5, 2018 at 3:12 PM

Ed, it's a good group of sheep that shows how well they blend into their environment. I agree that one or more looking your way would be good, but when critters get hunted, they get very shy.

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