Desert Bighorn Sheep Rams
Desert Bighorn Sheep Rams
We decided to stick around this part of Nevada for a little longer. We do like it here and being close to the Valley of Fire is so nice. Al has been Plein Air Painting, and we have made sure to explore some new areas. But, the best part about staying was hitting the desert bighorn sheep ram jackpot the other day.
We came across 4 really nice sheep.
They weren’t in any hurry to get anywhere, which was nice.
I so love all the curls, and design, and just everything about these guys. Especially if there is more than one.
Then, we noticed this guy. He was standing there making the oddest noises. Who knew they made noise like that. He was definitely focused on the other 4 who were walking towards him. This guy was bigger in body, and horns. For sure an old warrior.
This guy looked like he had something to say.
The larger of the 4, was in the front of their little pack, and headed towards the other big ram. This got me excited thinking we were going to have some head bashing. He sure had the posture going in.
But, no head bashing. Just a hello, hey how are you kind of thing.
Watching all 5 of these rams was amazing. They just seemed to be the old boys club having a nice morning.
A nicely posed group.
After their modeling session, they climbed up a steep rock face, and disappeared.
Like I mentioned, we did some exploring of new areas. There are a few actual trails, but mostly just wandering through the desert is what we like to do. One day I dropped Al off so he could paint, and I went wandering. These images below are from a couple different days of wandering.
This caught my eye. So many lines, patterns, and textures going on.
I really like this, not sure why.
I have added several really nice images of the bighorn rams to my website. Some really unusual, and unique shots.
I also created this video with some of my favorite images of the bighorn sheep.
I hope you enjoy these guys as much as I did.
Oh my, oh my. That image with the 4 sheep heads all in a row, with the curving horns. Oh wow. I’m guessing you were not as close as it appears. What a lovely part of the world, I’d stay a little longer too. In February we were at the Valley of the Gods, and I thought what a wonderful place to camp and watch the night sky. I’m still dreaming of doing that someday. It’s such a different world out there compared to here in Michigan. Not to say Michigan isn’t just as beautiful in a different way. But man. By the way, that first image after the sheep, with the moon and the rocky side of a mountain…looks like the profile of a face, perhaps an Indian face, resting in the light. At least it looks like that to me! :)
Whoa! That capture with the Bighorns all in a row… exceptional!
Great shots of an animal I still have. It seen yet… ever!!
Happy Sunday my friend.
You captured some beautiful photos. I love when the rams are in a group. We have sheep in our town in one of our parks. It’s called their “vacation spot” because they love being near the lake, mountians, and fresh green grass. We can see them almost all year except when the lambs are born. Watching all their antics is such fun. It’s easy to see the higher archy in the rams. V of F is one of my favorite spots. We are so luck to only be 45 mins away.
I am just speechless.. these are such amazing shots of these fabulous guys.. LUCKY YOU!!.. Thanks for sharing this great blog.. you made my day..
Mary, nice work! The clarity with which you capture these beauties is admirable!
Ram Line up is fantastic. Who would want to leave that magical place. Somewhere in time with all those earhty colors and textures. It’s mind blowing. So glad Al will capture in his painting by eye balling the scenery in front of him. Paul McCartney my favorite beatle had an album called Ram on. That stuck in my head when I read your blog. Its a welcome break taking in all those photos you left for us to see. thanks for the visual feast. YOur truely living in a beautfiul moment and taking it to the next level for us to see.
Splendidly down-to-earth!
Those rams are gorgeous and those horns are amazing. Some great photos of them for sure.
Those rams are amazing models! What a beautiful place, no wonder you wanted to hang around longer!