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Large Mammals-Updated 2021.12.31

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SD-2009.9.16#117.3. It was believed for a long time Sheep and moose would not browse on Mountain Alders because of it's toxicity. But more recently biologists have confirmed that a good freeze reduces the toxicity and they will immediately take advantage of it. This image pretty much verifies that fact. Three different years at this place when I saw sheep get into the alders, they wouldn't leave for a week or two.
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SD-2009.9.16#117.3. It was believed for a long time Sheep and moose would not browse on Mountain Alders because of it's toxicity. But more recently biologists have confirmed that a good freeze reduces the toxicity and they will immediately take advantage of it. This image pretty much verifies that fact. Three different years at this place when I saw sheep get into the alders, they wouldn't leave for a week or two.

  • SD-2008.9.5#091-A young Dall sheep poses for a portrait. Denali Park Alaska.
  • SD-2008.9.5#132-A Dall ram in a cliffy area chewing his cud. Denali Park Alaska.
  • SD-2008.9.5#158-Dall Sheep in Denali Park Alaska.
  • SD-2008.9.5#169- Sheep, Dall. Denali Park Alaska.
  • SD-2008.9.5#190- Two Dall rams rest in a canyon on a high ledge. Denali Park Alaska.
  • SD-2008.9.5#227-A really nice full curl Dall ram rests on a high mountain ridge. Denali Park Alaska.
  • SD-2008.9.5#267jptfrwa5. A Dall ram is resting as the sun is leaving his canyon. Denali Park Alaska.
  • SD-2008.12.31#055.3. It always made me take pause and wonder how sheep like this had the accident that broke and caused the malformation of their horns. It's common in a larger group of sheep that one or two show this type of injury. There was another Ewe not far from this one that had a broken horn. This Ewe is along Turnagain Arm south or Anchorage Alaska.
  • SD-2009.9.16#034-A Dall ram giving me a strange look. Denali Park Alaska.
  • SD-2009.9.16#036- I followed and observed this Dall ram feeding on blueberries that were down in these willows and alders. Denali Park Alaska.
  • SD-2009.9.16#040- A Dall ram hanging in some willows on a dark stormy day. Denali Park Alaska.
  • SD-2009.9.16#069-A handsome Dall ram in the outer Range with a backdrop of the main Alaska Range to the south east. Denali Park Alaska.
  • SD-2009.9.16#080-A nice full curl Dall ram profile. Denali Park Alaska.
  • SD-2009.9.16#114. A real good Dall ram getting up from his bed. Denali Park Alaska.
  • SD-2009.9.16#117.3. It was believed for a long time Sheep and moose would not browse on Mountain Alders because of it's toxicity. But more recently biologists have confirmed that a good freeze reduces the toxicity and they will immediately take advantage of it. This image pretty much verifies that fact. Three different years at this place when I saw sheep get into the alders, they wouldn't leave for a week or two.
  • SD-2009.9.16#200-A subordinate Dall ram postures challenging the dominant ram in this group. Denali Park Alaska.
  • SD-2009.9.16#231-A really nice full curl Dall ram in fall color. Savage Canyon, Denali Park Alaska.
  • SD-2009.11.24#002.3. The estrus has just started and this ram is intent on staying with this ewe. I've been watching for quite a while as she's been trying to elude him all over the nastiest cliffs here near Windy Point. Turnagain Arm Alaska.
  • SD-2009.12.4#002-A great heavy full curl Dall ram is following a ewe during the rut that is curious about a Magpie scolding a Bald Eagle. Turnagain Arm, Alaska.
  • SD-2009.12.4#006-A large Dall Sheep ram still tends a ewe as the rutting period is winding down. Turnagain Arm, Alaska.
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