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Stuck in the middle

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Posted by Dave Courtenay on June 23, 2006 at 11:40 AM
Stuck in the middle
I went into the Swiss Jura mountain range yesterday looking for Ibex,I found a small group of males with 1 female,When a young male dropped down on a small ledge with the female another male decided she was his and joined them and started duelling with the female caught between the males
Canon 1d2 500f4

Posted by Rene de Heer on June 23, 2006 at 11:41 AM
Another nice Ibex image Dave, you have turned in a real mountaineer! Excellent
Rene de Heer
Posted by Larry Corbett on June 23, 2006 at 11:52 AM
oooh ouch..looks like the little fella is about to join in!!..imaging having to fight for your right to mate as well as hang on the the side of a sheer rock face....and we thought life was hard for us!:

cracking shot Dave...look forward to seeing more from this session
Posted by Philip Kirkham on June 23, 2006 at 3:43 PM
Hello Dave
Are you developing one leg shorter than the other :biggrin: ? Great image, well caught, it looks as though the one on the left is standing on thin air.
Best wishes
Phil :toast:
Posted by David Kjaer on June 23, 2006 at 4:16 PM
Hi Dave

Great action!

David :toast:
Posted by Clive_S on June 25, 2006 at 2:34 AM
No iffs or 'butts' this is a really pleasing image. Love those strata too. :toast:
Posted by PhilH on June 26, 2006 at 3:41 AM
Wow, excellent animal documentary photography....

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Posted by Tim Munsey on June 26, 2006 at 8:07 AM
All that head banging cetainly removes their common senses.
Good stuff.

:toast: :toast:

Tim
Posted by Paula Graham on June 26, 2006 at 9:29 AM
Interesting shot, how amazing that they can perch on so little, let alone have a fight!