Birds and Nature

I spotted this female bighorn sheep in a small maternal herd in the Bighorn Sheep Canyon about 30 miles east of my home.  Female sheep live in small groups of ewes and their lambs.   I think this ewe has such a bright eye that she must not be very old.  Both top pics are of the same female bighorn sheep. The pic below is one of the several lambs in this herd. SeEtta

I spotted this small herd of Bighorn sheep in the Bighorn Sheep Canyon west of Canon City this past week. Though their coats are often pretty rugged they have such beautiful brown eyes. A little further down the canyon I spotted another small herd of Bighorn Sheep showing off, and practicing, their skills at traversing steep locations. SeEtta

I spotted 3 bighorn sheep ewes near the side of the highway near Cotopaxi, CO in the Bighorn Sheep Canyon this week. The top two photos are of 2 of the 3 ewes feeding on the more lush vegetation near the road. The middle photo shows some the grasses projecting from that ewes mouth as she chews. The ewes kept looking up the hill behind them and later the lamb in the bottom photo came into view. SeEtta

To top off a great day filled with Bald Eagles and Pinyon Jays, I spotted this bighorn sheep ewe just as it was getting dark. She and a second ewe were high up the canyon walls on the top of this rock formation. What a wonderful way to end the day. SeEtta