I saw one in Nova Scotia and one in Wyoming. They were both too far away to get more than a dark blur because it was evening. This was morning with really pretty light.

Thanks, Phlash.

They were always really close together - one behind the other.

We have a wild horse herd along the Salt, and I visit them regularly (when I can find them). Even though they are pretty acclimated to humans, they still go on alert when we appear on the scene. They may go back to eating, but they are always aware and you can see it in their body language. Tame horses, if they pay attention even, will come toward the person, usually.

Thank so much for dropping in.

I did enjoy it, Mike. I spent hours just driving back roads and stopping nearly every five minutes for a photo. It's such a beautiful area. And being a child of farmers and growing up in the middle of wheat and corn fields, this was a trip back in time. The hills are absolutely velvet and the nuances of colour as the wheat ripens are awesome. I was not impressed with the town of Pullman, but all the campgrounds were closed.

Thanks for looking in. The herd paid me no mind at all. Wild horses will normally react to a person, even at that distance.

Thanks, Hal. Glad you dropped in.

Nor did I! I was shocked! I talked later with a fellow from north of that region, and he said they were moving into that region, probably because of the abundance of food available. I'm not sure the farmers would be happy about that. I know how I feel about deer in my cornfields!

Thanks, Bob. It was fun!

It was a brake-slamming, throw it in reverse moment! I saw them as a brown blur in my peripheral vision and had to find out what that big brown blob was! Thanks, Linda.

I just got back from a trip up to the Palouse, then back through Idaho, Montana and Uah. Made a few friends! I've bit the bullet and purchased Topaz Sharpen, so some of these have the advantage of that application. I was particularly excited about the moose. I've seldom seen them in the wild, and never close enough for pictures. I kept my distance so as to not stress them, but they seemed to get over my presence as long as there was food to eat.

Wild horses in Nevada

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Mom and 2 (count them - 2!) babies

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There's Dad.

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The whole family

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Bison herd at the North Rim

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They were interested in my chips.

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Obviously NOT wild. . . .

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I really love watching those. Sometimes one catches a rainbow in the spray. And I've seen them freeze in action, which is pretty awesome.

Nice. Such lovely background.

That was the shot I wanted but couldn't get because of the cloud cover. Nice.