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Title: Lambing season
Post by: mmgrode on June 19, 2011, 06:01:00 PM
Hey Gang,
  thought you guys might get a kick out of some sheep photos I've taken over the last few weeks. It's lambing season!
(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg29/grodmm/IMG_0594.jpg)
(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg29/grodmm/IMG_0624.jpg)
(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg29/grodmm/IMG_0653.jpg)
(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg29/grodmm/IMG_0657.jpg)
(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg29/grodmm/IMG_0670.jpg)
(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg29/grodmm/IMG_0682.jpg)

Cheers, Matt
Title: Re: Lambing season
Post by: GRINCH on June 19, 2011, 06:05:00 PM
Nice pics  :thumbsup:
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Post by: kennym on June 19, 2011, 06:17:00 PM
Cool!! Is this what you work at?

The 5th pic, did you shoot that thru a scope or binos?
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Post by: turkey522 on June 19, 2011, 06:22:00 PM
Little ones are always fun to watch.Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Lambing season
Post by: mmgrode on June 19, 2011, 11:21:00 PM
Kenny,
  yeah, I get to watch sheep for a living! Not a bad gig;)  All the photos here are through a spotting scope.  
Unfortunately, most of the lambs we see will be dead in the next few weeks from predation and pneumonia in the herd.  Already started losing some this past week.
I'll try to get up some pictures of the type of terrain the ewes lamb in.  It's quite impressive!
Title: Re: Lambing season
Post by: mmgrode on June 19, 2011, 11:53:00 PM
It's some rugged, yet beautiful country these sheep live in.
(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg29/grodmm/IMG_0681.jpg)

Here are some sheep lambing cliffs.  Excellent habitat for the ewes at this time.  They make moving around there look easy.   If you climb up there without gear, and you slip... you will die...period.
This photo has some sheep in it.  Do you see them?
(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg29/grodmm/IMG_1249.jpg)

It may come as a suprise to many, but these guys also inhabit sheep country.
(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg29/grodmm/IMG_1251.jpg)

Have a great night, Gang!
Matt
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Post by: Thumper Dunker on June 20, 2011, 02:16:00 AM
Cool stuff. Great pictures.
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Post by: Wolfkiss on June 20, 2011, 03:14:00 AM
Nice pics, nice terrain. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: JohnnyWayne on June 20, 2011, 07:38:00 AM
Cool pics, appreciate it  :)
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Post by: LONGSTYKES on June 20, 2011, 08:45:00 AM
Matt, Thanks for the great pics. Awesome area to work.
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Post by: South MS Bowhunter on June 20, 2011, 02:22:00 PM
What a disappointment I thought you meant "Charlie Lamb"ing season  ;)  Great Pic's!
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Post by: DannyBows on June 20, 2011, 05:44:00 PM
Awesome country Matt, and great pics. Thanks for sharing!