Everything went according to plan and the horses managed to fool me, what did show up was 2 different bachelors not the herd with the colt that I was looking for. These plus some herd photos later.
I was able to find some colts among the 4 different herds I found. As you are going to see this has been a hard year on the horses lots of snow and ice this winter and then no moisture for grass this spring. They are working real hard looking for food. The most grass is in the bottom of the canyons so you have to be willing to work to get to them. The bunch grass under the sagebrush is about the only grass I found that is not dried out.
#1
3 generations
My favorite colt of the bunch I named him "left behind" He was always trying to keep up with mom and the herd.
#2
#3
#4
#5
One of the time he caught up. He looks tired from all his running.
Roger...sorry to hear it didn't turn out the way you planned it. But these colts are cute nontheless although a bit skinny.
You're right, the black&white is the cutest, gorgeous eyes...almost looks like a cow
#5 is my fav.
Nello Milanese wrote:
Roger...sorry to hear it didn't turn out the way you planned it. But these colts are cute nontheless although a bit skinny.
You're right, the black&white is the cutest, gorgeous eyes...almost looks like a cow
#5 is my fav.
Not turning out like it was planned is very normal for me and wildlife. In fact one of the things I like best about going out in the woods is making sure I am flexible enough to change the plan and do what is necessary to get a chance at the photo.
I agree, with Lil, They are kinda skinny. Lets hope the Spring rains come soon and the grass gets knee deep. Great study on family life, in the wild. I like the two where the colts are tanking up..
Good to see you got some good results! I really enjoyed your plan as well.. sounds like you have a lot of fun with this, which is of course the most important part
Jude Perera wrote:
Humm… I would be very happy if I could even capture one shot out of the bunch you posted. Good effort and good results. My favorites are 5, 6 and 7.
tom cardin wrote:
I agree, with Lil, They are kinda skinny. Lets hope the Spring rains come soon and the grass gets knee deep. Great study on family life, in the wild. I like the two where the colts are tanking up..
floris wrote:
Good to see you got some good results! I really enjoyed your plan as well.. sounds like you have a lot of fun with this, which is of course the most important part
Tim Kuhn wrote:
Wonderful series Roger and nice narration. Is that barbed wire in 8? I would love to see horses in the wild.
Tim
Hi Tim, threw out the forest 76,000 acres there are some small parcels of private property and they have fences up and also many places in the forest have the remains of fences some times the left over wire goes for two or three poles and then is down or gone.
I have been told the owners of the private property have to fence out so the wild horses don't mix with their stock.
Way to hang in there Roger, sounds like a grueling outing. I like how the horses stand out against the sagebrush, not much green to see unfortunately. Those colts are nice looking, #9 looks like the makings of a real beauty. Good job shooting Roger, nice to see your efforts, thanks for sharing,
Karl Witt wrote:
Way to hang in there Roger, sounds like a grueling outing. I like how the horses stand out against the sagebrush, not much green to see unfortunately. Those colts are nice looking, #9 looks like the makings of a real beauty. Good job shooting Roger, nice to see your efforts, thanks for sharing,
Karl
Thanks Karl, I was hoping folks would enjoy what goes in to a hunt or at least the way I do it.
although a bit skinny.
My favorites are 5, 6 and 7.