Two perquisites of rural living are the occasional presence of megafauna alongside a road, and the ease with which one can pull over to watch them. So it was that I was able to offer my compliments to some Bighorn Sheep.
Sometimes the sheep were highly visible, such as this ram striking a classic pose on a cliff.
Sometimes they were much less obvious, such as this one peeking through the grass.
One ewe passes another on a cliff face.
And a juvenile ram bounds up the slope.
All in all, each seemed to enjoy an unhurried life. 
Hello Alistair,
Your photos of the bighorn sheep are outstanding as usual. One suggestion for the rest of us aspiring to capture images approaching your high quality; could you in a separate post cover what equipment you use and any tips for certain conditions for specific subject matter? My apologies if you’ve previously posted on this topic.
Best Regards,
John H.
John, I will happily write you separately with such information. With another photographer, it is fun to discuss equipment and technique. I am, after all, an unrepentant techie.
However, my blog and website are about nature, not technology. Certainly, there are picture-sharing websites that publish EXIF and GPS data with each image. I do not; I strip them out. Discussing such maters would distract from my objective. I try to record a scene in such a way that technique vanishes and only the image survives.
I, too, enjoy an unhurried life. Thanks so much for these glorious photos of ‘megafuana’. A term I will now use as well. Cheers and Merry Christmas to you and yours
Rebecca, I had to laugh. I had guessed that if someone were to comment on my use of the word, megafauna, it would be to challenge me—to suggest that Bighorn Sheep aren’t quite big enough to qualify. So as a precaution, I read the Wikipedia article about megafauna. The article offers three definitions and my sheep qualify in each case. So, we both learned something.
The last photo is one of the best BHS portraits I have seen.
I am glad Derek and you have found them a little closer to home.
Alistair
Your photos are mega-nificent.
Your quiet eye and generous spirit are deeply appreciated.