Bighorn Sheep like to play dirty sometimes in the mating season, trying to disqualify potential competition.
Model: NIKON D300
Lens (mm): 200
ISO: 800
Aperture: 5.6
Shutter: 1/400
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Bighorn Sheep like to play dirty sometimes in the mating season, trying to disqualify potential competition.
Model: NIKON D300
Lens (mm): 200
ISO: 800
Aperture: 5.6
Shutter: 1/400
Had to look a few times to see if what I thought I was seeing was actually there!!!!!! Neat shot Fabs!
LOL DavidOriginally Posted by David Fletcher
Well time Fabs both of you :) . Well capture and super detail thanks for sharing
Chris Kotze
That hurts... :)
Excellent timing Fabs.
Nice detail and color looks spot on. Brings back memories of the first time I witnessed this. I was surprised by how much noise they make while they're posturing as well.
Now that is sneaky, an interesting moment well captured.
The colours of the background are a bit strange but I seem to remember this happening before.
OUCH!!!! A shot in a million Fabs. Great timing. I like the opposite stances, and both with good detail. The snow in the BG adds to the image too. Well captured.
that's a new kind of hurt right there! :EEK:
they look so loving on top yet so conniving down under, super shot Fabs!
I am wondering if it is accidental or intentional. Do these sheep have the brains to disqualify opposition? :D
Nice moment captured.
Thaat is VERY intentional and I saw it happening often while I was there. I guess they don't have referees :D
Thanks everyone for the comments! Colors are winter overcast in the mountains.
"That's gonna leave a mark!"
Nice capture, for sure!!
Ouch...it took a few seconds to realise what I was seeing. As the animals are the image rather than the background I wonder whether breaking the rule of thirds, a slight crop and centering them might add to the image as a sense of place is less important than the action taking place. Love the muted tones.
Fabs great timing on some textbook kicking behavior between two similar aged young males. Kicking is generally directed toward the chest or gentials, and its a sign of dominance and challege of one sheep over another. Rocky Mtn Big Horns kick less often than the other species. Dall Sheep kick much more often, and females and males will all kick each other.
Thanks for the info, Jared, i know I saw it very often.
Thanks everyone for the feedback!
Hahaha,
I have to words to explain
Beautiful image and action well captured here
Harshad
Great shot! Captured just at the right time. Love the enviroment surrounding the sheep as well.
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