2403_0882 Leaping Pronghorn
Hints of Spring, continued. I usually sit on new images at least a short while, because it takes a while to look at my new work objectively. Inevitably I will overrate some while underrating others. But this is unusual.
Pronghorn almost always go under - not over - fences. Many people think they can't jump. I did see a rare shot on Flickr some years ago of one leaping a fence, but until yesterday I had never seen one jump. Well... yesterday a small herd of Pronghorn crossed the road behind me and decided to jump over a pool of standing water from the recently melted snow. The buck went first; does and yearlings followed. An unexpected and amazing sight. Evidently they can jump very well... they just prefer not to!
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2024 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
2403_0882 Leaping Pronghorn
Hints of Spring, continued. I usually sit on new images at least a short while, because it takes a while to look at my new work objectively. Inevitably I will overrate some while underrating others. But this is unusual.
Pronghorn almost always go under - not over - fences. Many people think they can't jump. I did see a rare shot on Flickr some years ago of one leaping a fence, but until yesterday I had never seen one jump. Well... yesterday a small herd of Pronghorn crossed the road behind me and decided to jump over a pool of standing water from the recently melted snow. The buck went first; does and yearlings followed. An unexpected and amazing sight. Evidently they can jump very well... they just prefer not to!
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2024 James R. Page - all rights reserved.