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Posted by Tim Grams on Sat Jun 26, 2004 1:09 pm

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I posted an image of this dall sheep ewe last fall. It was a profile view, giving the appearance of a unicorn. I believe it was Cheryl that dubbed her the "unihorn." As you can see, she had a lamb this spring.

In a very unsceintific sampling of the area along the Seward Highway near Anchorage, about 75-80% of the ewes had lambs. Which is pretty good considering we had much more snow and cold temperatures that in the previous 3 years.

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by Steve Mason on Sat Jun 26, 2004 1:15 pm

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I just love this!
The seemingly quizzical head postion on both really makes the shot.

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by Dennis Olivero on Sat Jun 26, 2004 5:35 pm

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Cool shot Tim. I like how they are both looking up in parallel, synchronized.. Nice work!

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by Carol Clarke on Sat Jun 26, 2004 6:46 pm

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Wonderful shot Tim! I remember the Unihorn

Great timing to get them both like this, and the little one a perfect replica of Mom! Their angle and that backdrop makes me feel dizzy just thinking about it!!

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by Cindy Marple on Sat Jun 26, 2004 7:11 pm

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This is wonderful, that head position is just priceless. I really like the composition too.

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by AlexC on Sat Jun 26, 2004 9:40 pm

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Tim wrote:

In a very unsceintific sampling of the area along the Seward Highway near Anchorage, about 75-80% of the ewes had lambs.

Tim, I heard about this stretch of road during my visit to Anchorage , I went back there repeatedly for a couple of days trying to see if they had come down from the hills, not a Dall in sight I am afraid to say!!
Wonderful capture and a wonderful pose as well!! Congrats!!

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by chris earle on Sun Jun 27, 2004 6:35 am

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Fantastic shot Tim!! As others have mentioned, your timing to capture both of them looking at you with the same expression really makes this shot.

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by cogard on Sun Jun 27, 2004 11:02 am

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Excellent shot Tim...very nice.

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by Rich S on Sun Jun 27, 2004 12:29 pm

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Dennis Olivero wrote:Cool shot Tim. I like how they are both looking up in parallel, synchronized.. Nice work!

Amen! And the unihorn cracks me up!

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by Tim Grams on Sun Jun 27, 2004 8:58 pm

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Alex- Early morning and late evenings. I'm a morning person so I try to get to this area by 6 AM at this time of year. (This area is about mile 105.7 on the Seward Highway.) As with any wildlife, there's an element of luck involved. However, I'm quite familiar with the lay of the land so I climb about 800-1000 feet above the road. No people, no cars, and the sheep are much easier to work when you can spend an hour or two just easing up on them.

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by DMcLarty on Sun Jun 27, 2004 11:16 pm

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Worth the early morning and climb.

great capture of mum and the new lamb. The look around the brush really adds to the over all.

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by NDCheryl on Tue Jun 29, 2004 6:31 am

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Great shot Tim. I love the position of the ewe and its mirroring by the lamb. The BG is sweet as well. One of my favorites of yours...and I like a whole lot of them.

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by abiggs on Tue Jun 29, 2004 10:55 am

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That is one fantastic image! I love the coordination between the two to have both of their heads turned at the same angle.

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