{"id":2653,"date":"2014-01-03T07:53:26","date_gmt":"2014-01-03T13:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/?p=2653"},"modified":"2014-01-03T22:54:36","modified_gmt":"2014-01-04T04:54:36","slug":"new-2014-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/2014\/01\/03\/new-2014-post\/","title":{"rendered":"New 2014 Post"},"content":{"rendered":"

** Those of you with PC s may not be able to enlarge the photos by clicking on them.\u00a0 Apple users should have no difficulty.\u00a0 I trust\u00a0WordPress will quickly update the software to alleviate the problem\u00a0by eliminating\u00a0the shadow that appears over photos enlarged in Windows computers. <\/span><\/p>\n

After the New Mexico workshop, shown in my last newsletter, I headed north to Wyoming for some bighorn sheep photography.\u00a0 While the temperatures were below normal, we had plenty of warm clothing and encountered excellent photo ops.<\/p>\n

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Mature bighorn ram feeding on hillside.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In December,\u00a0Rocky Mountain\u00a0Bighorn Sheep drift down\u00a0from the Yellowstone to lower elevations.\u00a0 Finding and photographing them can be a difficult in these cold climates, but the results are worth the effort.<\/p>\n

\"Dominant<\/a>
Dominant bighorn ram (right) with younger male.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Most of these images were made with the 100-400 mm lens, handheld.\u00a0\u00a0I switched occasionally \u00a0to the 300 mm, f 4 lens for comparison, and was very happy with the performance of both\u00a0considering it was -10 degrees or colder.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The dominant, mature ram occasionally left the ewes to keep the younger rams in line.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was on foot in about 8″ of snow while making these images.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The young rams frequently fought among themselves by head butting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"When<\/a>
When the big rams joined the fight, the young guys scattered.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"At<\/a>
At below zero temperatures, the sheep do a lot of feeding.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Ewe<\/a>
Ewe (female) and ram bedded.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Large<\/a>
Large ram trying to scent ewes ready for breeding.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Mature<\/a>
Mature bighorn ram approaching ewes during rut.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rams would lower their heads and\u00a0twist their necks when approaching\u00a0ewes or chasing younger\u00a0rams away from the ewes.<\/p>\n

\"Mature<\/a>
Mature ram approaching the herd during rut.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"After<\/a>
After feeding on a hillside, this ram headed into steep, rocky terrain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the next newsletter, I’ll show you more bighorns and\u00a0other wildlife\u00a0we encountered in Wyoming.<\/p>\n

Larry<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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