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Ovis canadensis
Coloring the same as an elk with the white rump. Both male and female have horns. Males large that curve around and the females shorter. Males about 40" high at shoulder, females 35"
There habitat is mainly rocky mountains and grassy plains.
These here are on a Washington Dept of Fish and Wildlife land, by permit only
Spotted on Jun 17, 2008
Submitted on Jun 13, 2012
4 Comments
No I didn't. I was in the area of these for something else.
Great photos! Have you seen the herds of bighorns on the Columbia? On I-84 in Oregon, usually near Blalock Canyon, a bit west of Arlington, there's a large herd that are frequently visible from the freeway. We saw tham last summer, but were towing a trailer & they were on the other side of the freeway from us, so I didn't get any good pics. I did snap a few through the window but didn't get any good enough to post!
Cool picture!
nice spotting!