Winter Bighorn

Seems everyone is having a blast at Steemfest. I would have loved to have made it over there but it was not possible with the commitments I have at the moment. In the mean time winter has arrived here and there is a fair bit of snow coming down with night time lows regularly below -10 C (14F). Here is a shot of some fresh white stuff coming down over a wild bighorn sheep. You wonder what goes through their minds as winter approaches. The bighorn sheep are one of the few animals that come together to survive the harsh winter roaming in mixed herds of males and females. The rams then segregate themselves for the summer.

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The horns of bighorn sheep (ovis canadensis) rams can weigh up to 14 kg (30 lb), while the sheep themselves weigh up to 140 kg (300 lb) . This is about one and a half times as large as a domestic sheep. Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. Shot taken at 400mm with 1/400s shutter time at f6.3 and ISO 200 using a Canon 6D mkII.

Do people like it to see the specs on the shots ? I was asked if I could provide it yesterday, and I used to do it regularly, but no one really seemed that interested previously.

If you would like to learn a little bit more about my background in photography you can read the interview @photofeed did with me here

Robert Downie
Love Life, Love Photography

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