Rutting Ram
by Guy Runco
Land Mammals
Keywords: ram, bighorn, bighorn sheep, bighorn rut, rocky mountain bighorn sheep
I was able to spend some time with this ram and several others this past bighorn sheep mating season. Though this ram is a big boy, he was never able to secure an entire harem of ewes. He seemed content to cruise the periphery, picking out ewes on the edge of the herd and chasing them off one by one for some "alone time". He was pushing past me to approach the herd when this shot was taken.
Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado
11/28/10 - 2:41 PM
Sony A200
Sony 75-300 @ 140mm
1/250 sec @ f5.6
iso 400
Image Reference: RUR01Image Format: Digital Capture - Greater than 9MPImage Crop: Greater than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: NoneModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: No
