Would you be my valentine?
I thought the rutting season was over but this ram seemed quite interested in this ewe, but as he approached she quickly skittered away. I think that's a "no." In this photo you can really tell he has his eyes on her. (Postscript: I found out that this time is the rut, so this behavior is timely and normal.)
I was at Windy Corner on the Seward Highway where the Dall sheep come down from the heights of the Chugach Mountains to this area, supposedly there is a mineral lick here. It was a nice sunny day (albeit a short one: sunrise at 9:02 AM, sunset at 4:21 PM) and a crisp 21 degrees F. There were a number of sheep and several rams of which at least two had full curls of the horns, indicating older age. The ewes have horns too but they are much smaller than that of the rams as seen in the photo.
Taken 13 November 2017 at Windy Corner on the Seward Highway, Alaska.
Would you be my valentine?
I thought the rutting season was over but this ram seemed quite interested in this ewe, but as he approached she quickly skittered away. I think that's a "no." In this photo you can really tell he has his eyes on her. (Postscript: I found out that this time is the rut, so this behavior is timely and normal.)
I was at Windy Corner on the Seward Highway where the Dall sheep come down from the heights of the Chugach Mountains to this area, supposedly there is a mineral lick here. It was a nice sunny day (albeit a short one: sunrise at 9:02 AM, sunset at 4:21 PM) and a crisp 21 degrees F. There were a number of sheep and several rams of which at least two had full curls of the horns, indicating older age. The ewes have horns too but they are much smaller than that of the rams as seen in the photo.
Taken 13 November 2017 at Windy Corner on the Seward Highway, Alaska.