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Tuesday, November 12, 2013
For the Love Of Bighorn Sheep and Zzyzx Look Here!
by Steve Reiss (Dalmdad Landscape Photography - www.dalmdad.com and https://www.facebook.com/Dalmdad.)
We hope you enjoy these desert creatures as much as we do....
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Watching Over the Bighorn Sheep Herd at Zzyzx (Part V of Tales of the Bighorns)
by Steve Reiss (Dalmdad Landscape Photography - www.dalmdad.com and https://www.facebook.com/Dalmdad.)
May 11, 2013
So, lets end this whole Bigsheep watching trip with some views of the bosses. Here are some of the bighorns standing up on the rocks, in the sun, watching down on the action...
All photos available for purchase or license by special order. Contact steve@dalmdad.com.
May 11, 2013
So, lets end this whole Bigsheep watching trip with some views of the bosses. Here are some of the bighorns standing up on the rocks, in the sun, watching down on the action...
All photos available for purchase or license by special order. Contact steve@dalmdad.com.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Close-ups of Bighorn Sheep at Zzyzx (Part IV of Tales of the Zzyzx Bighorns)
by Steve Reiss (Dalmdad Landscape Photography - www.dalmdad.com and https://www.facebook.com/Dalmdad.)
May 11, 2013
How about some close-ups of seriously staring bighorn sheep at Zzyzx...
There is one more post in this series coming up...Ewes and rams looking down on the herd!
All photos available for purchase or license by special order. Contact steve@dalmdad.com.
May 11, 2013
How about some close-ups of seriously staring bighorn sheep at Zzyzx...
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| I smell SOMETHING! |
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| You call'in me? |
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| I need a break from this photographer guy. |
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| I have such great posture! |
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| So my bite is not exactly straight. |
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| This guy with the camera just will not go away. |
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| Left- What ya think? Right- No clue! |
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| Ho Hum. |
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| So, I can use a shave, they tell me. |
All photos available for purchase or license by special order. Contact steve@dalmdad.com.
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Prancing Bighorn Sheep at Zzyzx (Part III of Tales of the Zzyzx Bighorns)
by Steve Reiss (Dalmdad Landscape Photography - www.dalmdad.com and https://www.facebook.com/Dalmdad.)
May 11, 2013...
In our last two posts (lamb slideshow/lamb pictures) of the Zyzzx Bighorns, we focused on the 2 week old lamb that was doing its best to find some shade from the afternoon sun.
This post will focus on the prancing ewes and rams at ground level.
The next post in this series will focus on closeups of the ewes and rams.
The last post in this series will focus on the ewes and rams up on the rocks watching the rest of the herd.
All photos available for purchase or license by special order. Contact steve@dalmdad.com.
May 11, 2013...
In our last two posts (lamb slideshow/lamb pictures) of the Zyzzx Bighorns, we focused on the 2 week old lamb that was doing its best to find some shade from the afternoon sun.
This post will focus on the prancing ewes and rams at ground level.
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| Bighorn Prancing Across Soda Dry Lake |
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| Bighorn Prancing Across Soda Dry Lake |
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| Bighorns Prancing Across Soda Dry Lake |
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| Bighorns Prancing Across Zzyzx Road |
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| Bighorns Prancing Across Zzyzx Road |
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| Bighorn Prancing Through Salt Marsh |
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| Bighorn Making its Way Down the Rocks |
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| Bighorn Trying to not Slide Down the Rocks |
The next post in this series will focus on closeups of the ewes and rams.
The last post in this series will focus on the ewes and rams up on the rocks watching the rest of the herd.
All photos available for purchase or license by special order. Contact steve@dalmdad.com.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Bighorn Sheep Herd at Zzyzx (Part II of Tales of the Zzyzx Bighorns)(w/Lamb Pics)
by Steve Reiss (Dalmdad Landscape Photography - www.dalmdad.com and https://www.facebook.com/Dalmdad.)
The two lamb videos/slideshows in my earlier post about seeing the bighorn sheep herd at Zzyzx in May, 2013 did not come out all that well.
Seeing a 2-week old bighorn lamb within 100 feet or so, is pretty rare (although here is a ewe and 2 lambs from another sighting) and absolutely spectacular. This lamb deserved a more significant posting of its cuteness.
Bighorn ewes have a six-month gestation. In temperate climates, the peak of the rut occurs in November with one, or rarely two, lambs being born in May. Most births occur in the first two weeks of the lambing period.
Lambs born earlier in the season are more likely to survive than lambs born later. Lambs born late may not have access to sufficient milk, as their mothers are lactating at a time when food quality is lower. Newborn lambs weigh from 8 to 10 lb and can walk within hours. The lambs are then weaned when they reach four to six months old.
For your enjoyment, I present the raw images of a 2-week old lamb exploring his new world and searching for shade.
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Part III of this post cycle/string (coming soon) will contain pics of the grown bighorns of this lamb's herd.
Note: All our bighorn sheep photos are available for licensing on very reasonable terms.
The two lamb videos/slideshows in my earlier post about seeing the bighorn sheep herd at Zzyzx in May, 2013 did not come out all that well.
Seeing a 2-week old bighorn lamb within 100 feet or so, is pretty rare (although here is a ewe and 2 lambs from another sighting) and absolutely spectacular. This lamb deserved a more significant posting of its cuteness.
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Bighorn ewes have a six-month gestation. In temperate climates, the peak of the rut occurs in November with one, or rarely two, lambs being born in May. Most births occur in the first two weeks of the lambing period.
Lambs born earlier in the season are more likely to survive than lambs born later. Lambs born late may not have access to sufficient milk, as their mothers are lactating at a time when food quality is lower. Newborn lambs weigh from 8 to 10 lb and can walk within hours. The lambs are then weaned when they reach four to six months old.
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For your enjoyment, I present the raw images of a 2-week old lamb exploring his new world and searching for shade.
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| Eventhough I am pretty young, I can gallop over these loose and jagged rocks! |
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| Looking for shade |
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| I think I found shade |
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| Hmm. Can I fit in here? |
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| Lookin' Good! |
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| Great shade!! |
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| I am really liking this spot!! |
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| Hey Dad...Look at this great spot I found! |
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| Time to head home |
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| Eventually I will learn to breath with my mouth shut! |
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Part III of this post cycle/string (coming soon) will contain pics of the grown bighorns of this lamb's herd.
Note: All our bighorn sheep photos are available for licensing on very reasonable terms.
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Bighorn Sheep Herd at Zzyzx (Part I of Tales of the Zzyzx Bighorns) (Lamb w/video)
by Steve Reiss (Dalmdad Landscape Photography - www.dalmdad.com and https://www.facebook.com/Dalmdad.)
It was April, 2011 when I first saw the bighorn sheep crossing sign on Zzyzx Road, just outside the Desert Studies Center. However, in all my times exploring this area, I never actually saw any bighorns. That does not mean there may not have been any bighorns hiding up in the rocky hills, invisible to my poor eyesight.
In September 2011 I had my then-closest bighorn experience at Willow Beach, just below Hoover Dam in the Black Hills of northwest Arizona. Having bighorns so close made for an incredibly exciting day. I did not get this close to wild bighorn sheep again for a while, having to settle for seeing bighorns only at long distances at Anza-Borrego.
In early 2013, while recently doing some research on Zzyzx for other purposes, I was lucky enough to be placed into contact with someone very knowledgeable about the Desert Studies Center and Zzyzx area. On May 8, I asked him about the bighorn sign; asking him when was it actually possible to see any.
I almost hyperventilated at my desk when I read his e-mail saying:
"see them daily now along zzyzx road. Groups of 25-35 on a regular basis..."
25-35 on a regular basis? Wow!
So, off to Zzyzx I went that very weekend.
When I got there, I almost super-hyperventilated (if there is such a thing) when I saw the herds of bighorns roaming around at road level, standing on the rocky hills, and hanging out in a marsh. A feast for lovers of the bighorn.
Now, if this was not exciting enough, perfection followed. A lamb, maybe 2 weeks old, was making its way across the loose rocks of the hillside. It was followed by a ewe and tucked itself into a tiny cave in the hill.
More on the herd to follow...
It was April, 2011 when I first saw the bighorn sheep crossing sign on Zzyzx Road, just outside the Desert Studies Center. However, in all my times exploring this area, I never actually saw any bighorns. That does not mean there may not have been any bighorns hiding up in the rocky hills, invisible to my poor eyesight.
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| Looking north on Zzyzx Road (Hill to the left/Soda Dry Lake to the Right) |
In early 2013, while recently doing some research on Zzyzx for other purposes, I was lucky enough to be placed into contact with someone very knowledgeable about the Desert Studies Center and Zzyzx area. On May 8, I asked him about the bighorn sign; asking him when was it actually possible to see any.
I almost hyperventilated at my desk when I read his e-mail saying:
"see them daily now along zzyzx road. Groups of 25-35 on a regular basis..."
25-35 on a regular basis? Wow!
So, off to Zzyzx I went that very weekend.
When I got there, I almost super-hyperventilated (if there is such a thing) when I saw the herds of bighorns roaming around at road level, standing on the rocky hills, and hanging out in a marsh. A feast for lovers of the bighorn.
Now, if this was not exciting enough, perfection followed. A lamb, maybe 2 weeks old, was making its way across the loose rocks of the hillside. It was followed by a ewe and tucked itself into a tiny cave in the hill.
More on the herd to follow...
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