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A herd,
of Desert Bighorn does and kids.
Rare,
shy,
elusive.
Hanging out with them,
proves,
in life,
some days,
are better than others!
Cheers to you from The Desert Bighorns~
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Fabulous!
Merci beaucoup mon Ami Gigi 🐐🐐
Very beautiful photos, Cindy! ❤️
Thank you very much John 🐐🐐
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What beautiful captures of these shy animals, Cindy. ❤️
Thank you very much Lynette, and yes, they are quite shy and more rare than their mountain cousins, so spending time with them was a major thrill 🐐🐐
Beautiful creatures! Your photos never disappoint!
So appreciated. Thank you & take good care 🐐🐐
You got to hang out with the Bighorns. That is way cool, terrific, and I’m guessing not something that happens often. How wonderful, Cindy! Your photos are fabulous!
I have definitely encountered herds of Mountain Bighorns before, but the desert ones are much rarer and shyer, so spending time with them was amazing. Thank you very much Jennie & cheers to you 🐐🐐
Animals know humans better than humans know animals. They liked you, which speaks volumes.
Awww….. Thank you Jennie, and such a good point. Animals see us as we really are.
You’re welcome, Cindy. And yes, they do!
They are beautiful photos. Have a great week
Thank you very much & you too! 🐐🐐
You are welcome
Such a privilege to hang with these beautiful animals. Great shots, Cindy!
Yes! I was thrilled 🐐🐐
Love these!
Me too! 🐐🐐
The littlehorns (baby Bighorns) are so cute with those pointy little spikes.
They are adorable creatures, and so friendly and curious 🐐🐐
And beautiful to photograph!
Yes!
Great pictures dear lady. You ever find the habitat of so many animals. Is this a part of ‘The Holler’ by the way? 😀❤️🙏
Thank you Mark. These guys were in Nevada. They are even more rare in California 🐐🐐
Awww… What a lovely little herd!!
Yes, they were so wonderous to spend time with 🐐🐐
I love that!
Oh wonderful…look at those eyes! So only the males have the really big horns… hope they show up too!
Yes, their eyes are so expressively sentient. The males hang out in bachelor herds and don’t participate in raising the young 🐐🐐
Such amazing animals. I love the images of the little guys.
They kids are such winsome creatures 🐐🐐
Oh wow, that must have been amazing to see!
Alison
It was once in a lifetime and quite incredible 🐐🐐
Beautiful! Great shots!
Grazie mille 🐐🐐
Gorgeous creatures.
Fabulous shots, thank you Cindy!
I sure hope they’re not on some kind of endangered list!
Thank You Resa. They are definitely a threatened species, especially in California 🐐🐐
Ohhh nooooo!
We have left nothing!
So sad.
😢
Like vs Don’t Like, you surely do, and don’t we too, deserve something more expressive than this humble tool? Your visions of the natural world, they, they live inside that world. A rare opportunity for us to see.
I confess my sin is simply wanting more, more of you as I follow your many threads. Thanks Cindy.
So kind Neil and so appreciated too. Thanks much my friend & be well 🐐🐐
So cute all these kids, Cindy! Great shots and captions!
Quite a thrill to hang with the herd! 🐐🐐
Wow. Incredible. Enlarged on my screen I can almost reach out and touch them.
They are so beautiful aren’t they. The kids looked so soft and sweet. Very happy you like them Marie 🐐🐐
A proud looking animal…and nice images!
Thanks very much! 🐐🐐
They rule! I once took one of them to a herd of woolly, round, short legged and hornless Dutch sheep. He asked: What’s that? Those are family of yours, I said. He looked at me in utter silence, almost a minute long. Then with a mighty jump he dissapeared into the sky, gone in a whisper, not a trace of him was left. And the sheep stared to the sky with teary eyes, till one began singing a hymn and before long I stood next to the strangest choir I ever listened to.
Oh my! What wonder. Nature choirs are the best in the world! Thank you for sharing this beautiful story & take good care my friend 🐐🐐
Wonderful photos!
Grazie mille 🐐🐐
Thank you for sharing these beautiful photos with us
You are so welcome Pauline. I am happy you enjoyed them 🐐🐐
Lovely photos! Lovely animals!
Cheers to you Sharon & thanks my friend 🐐🐐
They are cute.
They are 🐐🐐
They handle the desert well.
Amazing isn’t it! 🐐🐐
Fantastic images and well said. thanks. 👏👏🌹
Thank you more & cheers! 🐐🐐
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What glorious photos of these handsome animals.
Thank you Margaret. I am happy you like them 🐐🐐
Another good set of them
Thank you Derrick & cheers 🐐🐐
Your photographs are fantastic….
So nice & so very appreciated Janet. Thank you 🐐🐐
I do love them! What remarkable beings!
Stay safe, dear Cindy!
You too dear Martha & cheers to you 🐐🐐
Bighorn sheep are so cool! How awesome that you got to spend time with them! As always, thanks for sharing your photos.
Thanks Josh. It was a pretty amazing day. They were calm and curious 🐐🐐
Magnificent – the animals and the photos!
So kind Sheree & so appreciated. Thank you 🐐🐐
Pleasure Cindy
Anyday spent with such friends is a huge bonus to life.They obviously trust you as you trust them. Great Pictures Cindy. Huge Hugs
Smiling. Thank you David. Any day spent with wild creatures is a great day! 🐐🐐
Wow! magnificence!!!
So very appreciated. Thank you Annette 🐐🐐
There is nothing to it in the desert, but despite of that these animals are big and strong. 🙂
Remarkable isn’t it, such resilience 🐐🐐
Looking at them I am thinking the human eat too much and move too little. Probably, that is why there are so many unhealthy people.
So very true. We need to jump over more rocks!!! 😉 😉
Interesting photos as usual. These folks look very social!
Yes, it is that herd mentality! 😉
Wonderful!
Grazie Susan 🐐🐐
Cindy these are an amazing desert Bighorns . They are so photogenic . Anita
Yes, they are natural born models! 😉
What a great day! Wonderful pictures. Maggie
It was very special. Thanks much Maggie & cheers 🐐🐐
Beautiful Pics!
Merci beaucoup mon Ami 🐐🐐
The adults are stunning, but I find myself gravitating to the babies, Cindy — they’re just soooo cute!!
I know. They are heart breakers, and so curious and friendly 🐐🐐
You have such a fantastic eye for composing photos. Always a true pleasure to sit with them awhile.
Your thoughtfulness touches my heart. Thank you 🐐🐐
How fabulous that you found and were able to commune with these cute desert sheep. You have the best friends! 😁
Smiling…. I hang with the cool crowd! 🐐🐐
Great pictures
So appreciated. Thank you Francis 🐐🐐
A lovely looking animal Cindy!
Leslie
They are wonderful aren’t they. Pleased you like them & take good care my friend 🐐🐐
Very handsome creatures.
Happy you like them Liz & cheers my friend 🐐🐐
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They are amazing.
Thank you my friend & be well 🐐🐐
Rare, shy, and elusive. Words to live by.
Works for me! 🐐🐐