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Desert Bighorn female (Ovis canadensis nelsoni)

Posted by
Julie L. Brown, Photobirder (Indianapolis, Indiana, United States) on 1 April 2013 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

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Zion National Park
Springdale, Utah 10-15-12

Zion National Park 2012 series

From the length and shape of the horns, I am assuming that this is a female Desert Bighorn Sheep . Ovis canadensis nelsoni is a subspecies of Bighorn Sheep that lives in the southwestern United States.

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II 1/1000 second F/6.3 ISO 320 400 mm

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Akbar&Armaghan from Gorgan, Iran

عکس بسیار بسیار زیبایی است

1 Apr 2013 5:18am

Shaahin Bahremand from Tehran, Iran

nice shot

1 Apr 2013 6:45am

omid from mashhad, Iran

Excellent!!!!
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so beautiful frame, colors & lights!
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Amazing & lovely!

1 Apr 2013 7:54am

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

What an interesting angle.

1 Apr 2013 8:53am

Focales from Rhône-Alpes, France

Wow ! fantastic capture

1 Apr 2013 9:13am

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

Splendide capture, amazing shot. Belle journée.

1 Apr 2013 9:28am

~~~Ann~~~ from Nelson, New Zealand

wow, that is some image, Julie

1 Apr 2013 10:44am

Josep from Barcelona, Spain

Extraordinary portrait of this beautiful creature. Superb posture! Again, great details and textures.

1 Apr 2013 10:57am

jean pierre from paris, France

magnifique danseuse!!! amitié

1 Apr 2013 12:46pm

B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States

This is my kind of shot. She is a beauty. Cool how then can stand on a tiny sliver of rock.

1 Apr 2013 1:22pm

@B. Thomas: Glad you like it! I find it amazing that they can negotiate rocky terrain like this.

Denny Jump Photo from Easton, PA, United States

What a beautiful face too ...This is a magnificent shot, Julie! Sure glad you have that big lens :-) So awesome...- sorry we had a really busy weekend and I missed all your last 2 or three days' posting - Hope you had fun out West!

1 Apr 2013 2:27pm

@Denny Jump Photo: Thanks, Denny. I did have a great week-it will be a while before I post that series.

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

terrific close up!!

1 Apr 2013 6:49pm

barry from Palm Springs, California, United States

Great perspective!

1 Apr 2013 6:53pm

michel creze from le havre, France

Superbe !! j'aime bien ses sabots avant qui reposent sur peu de chose !!!!!!!

Superb! I like his front hooves resting on little!!!

1 Apr 2013 7:03pm

Bruno F from Planète Terre, Europe, France

Fantastic framing !!

1 Apr 2013 7:11pm

@Bruno F: Thanks, Bruno.

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

5 stars from me. Stunning against that blue sky.

1 Apr 2013 7:42pm

@Ruthiebear: Thank you, Ruthie.

Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom

What a superb capture Julie

1 Apr 2013 9:32pm

@Doug: I appreciate that, Doug. Thank you.

Jackie from Montréal, Canada

Fantastic shot and lovely guy! Wonderful framing!

1 Apr 2013 11:45pm

@Jackie: Thanks so much, Jackie!

L'angevine from Angers, France

j'aime bien les sabots

2 Apr 2013 7:05am

PRASHANT from Mumbai, India

Superb.... congratulations on color spot light !

2 Apr 2013 6:06pm

Baldwin Vandewalle from Bejuma, Venezuela

Beautiful capture ... colors and light are really gorgeous !!!
Congratulations on the Color Spotlight !!!

2 Apr 2013 6:30pm

@Baldwin Vandewalle: Thank you very much, Baldwin!

omid from mashhad, Iran

Congratulations! :)

2 Apr 2013 6:53pm

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

Congratulations on your SPOTLIGHT! well deserved

2 Apr 2013 7:23pm

destani from mashhad, Iran

Congratulations on your SPOTLIGHT!

2 Apr 2013 7:31pm

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

Congrats on the Color Spotlight. Good day.

2 Apr 2013 7:44pm

Mireille T. from Ribérac, France

Congratulations on the spotlight! This is marvellous!

2 Apr 2013 8:13pm

@Mireille T.: Thank you so much, Mireille!

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

Exquisite. Congratulations on the Color Spotlight!

2 Apr 2013 9:16pm

@Steve Rice: Thank you very much, Steve.

Anita from West Nottingham, Pennsylvania, United States

She looks both like a statue and like a goat posing for the camera. Good shot!

2 Apr 2013 10:55pm

@Anita: She might have been giving me the evil eye :)

Abena from Illinois, United States

That looks so much like it's posing for you. Beautiful image and great pov !

3 Apr 2013 12:57am

@Abena: Thank you, Abena!

Aubélia from Kortrijk, Belgium

Congratulations on the color spotlight

3 Apr 2013 7:01am

Dimitrios from ATHENS, Greece

superb, WELL DONE*

3 Apr 2013 7:26am

LauraS from Chico, United States

Very sweet shot, love the POV and congratulations on the Spotlight.

3 Apr 2013 5:05pm

Enzo from Lausanne, Switzerland

Great capture Julie. Congratulations on the color spotlight!

3 Apr 2013 9:01pm

@Enzo: Thank you very much, Enzo!

Jeff from Honolulu, United States

Glad to see you are using 400mm glass. Could be intimidating otherwise. Well done.

4 Apr 2013 5:32am

Christine from Ellemford, United Kingdom

Superb, congratulations on spotlight

4 Apr 2013 6:46am

Loner from Wörgl, Austria

Ein stolzes Tier - großartig fotografiert !

4 Apr 2013 1:07pm

michel creze from le havre, France

Félicitations pour le spotlight .

Congratulations for the spotlight .

5 Apr 2013 10:54am

Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States

Gorgeous portrait! Congratulations on the Spotlight!

6 Apr 2013 12:37am

Denise from granby, québec, Canada

Congratulations on the Color Spotlight! What a great capture!

6 Apr 2013 1:37pm

@Denise: Thank you, Denise.

Magda from Vancouver, Canada

wow! fantastic shot

6 Apr 2013 5:18pm

Tataze from Bourgogne, France

Wahou just wonderful. I Like++++

6 Apr 2013 6:28pm

@Tataze: Thank you for your comment!

Loner from Wörgl, Austria

Congratulations to the Spotlight !!!!

6 Apr 2013 8:26pm

@Loner: Thank you, Sonja.

N.Shoosh from Shiraz, Iran

Amazing!

11 Apr 2013 12:41am

Didi from Orléans, France

That's great
Very good catch and nice sharp picture
Well done
Best regards

14 Apr 2013 11:16pm

@Didi: Thank you very much, Didi!

Phil Morris from Saskatoon, Toronto, Canada

Congratulations on this magnificent colour spotlight Julie, in my sparse postings these days I lose
sight of so many images that are a must see, this being one of them !~

28 May 2013 11:16pm

Canon EOS 5D Mark II
1/1000 second
F/6.3
ISO 320
400 mm

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