Pronghorn
Mar 7, 2016 09:08:33 #
Years ago I was booking it down the Great Divide Road in northwest Colorado to read meters for the electric utility company when a pronghorn jumped out in front of me and ran and ran and ran. Of course, being a meter reader, I was not dawdling. Then, for no apparent reason, he veered off to the left running head first into a fence. He fell to the ground stunned. I stopped. He stood. Shaking off his stupor he slipped under the fence, and bolted towards the horizon. I was bewildered.
There is a dichotomy when it comes to pronghorn. First, they are loved and admired for their beauty and gracefulness; yet at the same time they are hated, especially by ranchers, for being a nuisance and destroying crops.
They can sprint 60 mph and sustain a speed of 30 mph for miles. They have large eyes and fantastic vision; and can see movement as far as three miles away. They are amazing animals.
I found this one in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Canon EOS 60D
1/500 @ F/5.6
ISO 400
Sigma 120-400mm @ 251mm
There is a dichotomy when it comes to pronghorn. First, they are loved and admired for their beauty and gracefulness; yet at the same time they are hated, especially by ranchers, for being a nuisance and destroying crops.
They can sprint 60 mph and sustain a speed of 30 mph for miles. They have large eyes and fantastic vision; and can see movement as far as three miles away. They are amazing animals.
I found this one in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Canon EOS 60D
1/500 @ F/5.6
ISO 400
Sigma 120-400mm @ 251mm
Mar 7, 2016 09:12:05 #
Fantastic image! Such great clarity and a terrific setting. The bit of wildflowers add interest and sense of place, as well.
Mar 7, 2016 09:12:56 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Fantastic image! Such great clarity and a terrific setting. The bit of wildflowers add interest and sense of place, as well.
Thank you!
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Mar 7, 2016 09:26:18 #
Ronsh
Loc: Floresville,Tx.
Crichmond wrote:
Years ago I was booking it down the Great Divide R... (show quote)
Very nicely done .
Mar 7, 2016 09:30:02 #
Mar 7, 2016 09:31:34 #
Very nicely done. Appreciate the information too. I had a chance to capture some of these on trip to Yellowstone in February. They are truly beautiful.
Mar 7, 2016 09:57:08 #
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Mar 7, 2016 09:57:56 #
In-lightened wrote:
Very nicely done. Appreciate the information too. I had a chance to capture some of these on trip to Yellowstone in February. They are truly beautiful.
Thanks you!
Mar 7, 2016 10:09:46 #
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Mar 7, 2016 13:22:23 #
Excellent capture. I can see the eyelashes! The pose and setting are very natural and the pronghorn is a beautiful animal.
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Mar 7, 2016 14:00:01 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
Excellent capture. I can see the eyelashes! The pose and setting are very natural and the pronghorn is a beautiful animal.
I appreciate the comment. Thank you very much!
Mar 7, 2016 14:09:19 #
Very nice shot! Related to the giraffe,fastest mammal in the western hemisphere,several hundred thousand strong and common in Yellowstone as well.
Mar 7, 2016 14:10:42 #
DaveO wrote:
Very nice shot! Related to the giraffe,fastest mammal in the western hemisphere,several hundred thousand strong and common in Yellowstone as well.
I did not know they were related to the giraffe. Thanks for the comment!
Mar 7, 2016 14:15:22 #
Crichmond wrote:
I did not know they were related to the giraffe. Thanks for the comment!
Got interested in them after much observation and photographing in Wyoming area.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronghorn
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