Today's photo goes back to March of 1997. As you can see there is still some snow on the ground. These were Bighorn Sheep of the Cleman Mountain herd at the Oak Creek Wildlife Area in the Washington Cascades. During the winter, feed is put out for them at 9:00 AM. You can watch as they come over the mountain and down to the feeding station. It takes them a good 30-45 to come all the down. They typically arrive 15 minutes or so before the food arrives. So, they can a little "frisky" waiting. Oh how I wish I had a better camera back then. I was only 50 yards from these Bighorns. The "horn clashing" between these two rams was deafening. It sounded like two large blocks of wood hitting each other at the speed of sound. Once they finished eating (maybe an hour or so) the headed back up the mountain and out of sight. It is a wonderful spectacle if you ever get a chance to see it. The closest town is Yakima -- maybe 15 miles away.
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| Two Bighorn Sheep Rams doing their "manly" thing. |
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