Pronghorn Antelope - Calf
In late May one year while travelling through southwestern Saskatchewan we noticed a female Pronghorn Antelope (Antilocapra americana) standing in a stubble field. Beside her on very wobbly legs was a young calf. When I got out of the vehicle to set up my tripod to stabilize my telephoto lens, she slowly walked away with the young calf beside her. She continually looked back to where she had been standing when I noticed a second calf lying on the ground. I zoomed in with my telephoto and got this image of the calf lying completely still and unmoving. After taking several images we drove away and then watched as the female returned to the calf on the ground. Knowing that the family was safe, we departed the area. It is likely that the young claves had just been born and were gaining energy to begin their new life on the prairie landscape near Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada.
It was truly a wondrous sight to behold.
24 May, 2016.
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Pronghorn Antelope - Calf
In late May one year while travelling through southwestern Saskatchewan we noticed a female Pronghorn Antelope (Antilocapra americana) standing in a stubble field. Beside her on very wobbly legs was a young calf. When I got out of the vehicle to set up my tripod to stabilize my telephoto lens, she slowly walked away with the young calf beside her. She continually looked back to where she had been standing when I noticed a second calf lying on the ground. I zoomed in with my telephoto and got this image of the calf lying completely still and unmoving. After taking several images we drove away and then watched as the female returned to the calf on the ground. Knowing that the family was safe, we departed the area. It is likely that the young claves had just been born and were gaining energy to begin their new life on the prairie landscape near Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada.
It was truly a wondrous sight to behold.
24 May, 2016.
Slide # GWB_20160524_2293.CR2
Use of this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission is not permitted.
© Gerard W. Beyersbergen - All Rights Reserved Worldwide In Perpetuity - No Unauthorized Use.