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I tried to get close to these sheep, but every time I was close enough they would run off. Worried I would chase them too far I had to be happy with this shot.
This is Lasithi Plateau, the birth place of Zeus is here in a cave to the right of the picture up in the mountains. Usually those mountains are full of snow this time of year, this year only a few tiny patches of snow can be seen. Weather cycle or global warming. I think we all know the answer to that.
I did a bit of research yesterday. This sheep often has dark liquid coming from the slit next to the eye. Sheep don't have a lacrimal gland, they have an infraorbital organ, a gland that produces a substance with unknown purpose. There are three theories about this substance. A: the moor substance, the more dominance. This could really be it. This sheep is the boss. B: the substance smells good (from a sheepical point of view) and could be a self-produced perfume. Maybe that's why my sheep look so befuddled. C: The substance is a self-produced skin-care. Sounds unlikely, but sheep have scent glands between their toes and while I thought that those interdigital glands produce a substance to nourish the keratin part of the toes, I read now, that the interdigital gland has a sexual function too. And I guess the feet smell better.
We were out watching the sheep the other night and this mom dropped two little ones. One was laying in the grass to the right and this one finally got up on his little legs. Mom cleaned them both up. Amazing to be able to see this.
The easing of the lock down rules here in France has coincided with some decidedly autumnal feeling weather. This picture was taken between rain showers and before the sheep got totally engulfed in the mist. Still it is nice to be able to walk without needing to remember your paper declaration anymore or watch the clock for when the hour is up.
These sheep saw us riding past and decided to come over and check us out! Needless to say I whipped my camera out for a quick pic!
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Sheep above Klaksvik, Borðoy island, the Faroes. Taken in the late afternoon while hunting for rainbows, caught a baby rainbow not worthy of an upload.
Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) ram on the slopes of the Rocky Mountains in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
1 December, 2015.
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I quickly grabbed this shot when I noticed the impressive waves of sheep in the field behind my house. It looked as if they were performing a dance routine in the snow, under the moody sky. The formation lasted only a few seconds, and then they were back to being randomly scattered!
Three sheep enjoying life: after lunch party on a terrace with a scenic view over the Uttakleiv beach ☺ (Lofoten, Norway)
At the time of lambing sheep are very heavy. They can fell and lye on their back unable to stand up again. This sheep managed by itself but a few days earlier in the same place (maybe the same sheep) was on her back shaking its feet against the sky. I thought it was scratching itself but I wasn't convinced. Sometime later I walked there again to see if it managed to stand up. It was exactly in the same position. I warned the owner that rolled it over and finally it stood up. It was fine and joined the other sheep.
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The white dots of grazing sheep were everywhere on the Skye hillsides. These are mostly Scottish blackface sheep (Linton sheep), an ancient hardy primitive sheep breed very suitable for hillside farming. The blackface has black or black and white faces and legs. Both males and females have horns and thick, weather resistant coats of white fleece used for carpets and tweeds. Isle of Skye, Scotland.
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