This large male seemed to signal to his herd by stomping his foot on his hard rock perch. These sheep were eating Prickly Pear Cactus, thorns and all. While driving home from Texas, I glimpsed these unusual sheep near Fort Davis at the foot of the Davis Mountains and doubled back to see who they were.
This large male seemed to signal to his herd by stomping his foot on his hard rock perch. These sheep were eating Prickly Pear Cactus, thorns and all. While driving home from Texas, I glimpsed these unusual sheep near Fort Davis at the foot of the Davis Mountains and doubled back to see who they were.
This large male seemed to signal to his herd by stomping his foot on his hard rock perch. These sheep were eating Prickly Pear Cactus, thorns and all. While driving home from Texas, I glimpsed these unusual sheep near Fort Davis at the foot of the Davis Mountains and doubled back to see who they were.
This large male seemed to signal to his herd by stomping his foot on his hard rock perch. These sheep were eating Prickly Pear Cactus, thorns and all. While driving home from Texas, I glimpsed these unusual sheep near Fort Davis at the foot of the Davis Mountains and doubled back to see who they were.
This large male seemed to signal to his herd by stomping his foot on his hard rock perch. These sheep were eating Prickly Pear Cactus, thorns and all. While driving home from Texas, I glimpsed these unusual sheep near Fort Davis at the foot of the Davis Mountains and doubled back to see who they were.
This large male seemed to signal to his herd by stomping his foot on his hard rock perch. These sheep were eating Prickly Pear Cactus, thorns and all. While driving home from Texas, I glimpsed these unusual sheep near Fort Davis at the foot of the Davis Mountains and doubled back to see who they were.
This large male seemed to signal to his herd by stomping his foot on his hard rock perch. These sheep were eating Prickly Pear Cactus, thorns and all. While driving home from Texas, I glimpsed these unusual sheep near Fort Davis at the foot of the Davis Mountains and doubled back to see who they were.
This large male seemed to signal to his herd by stomping his foot on his hard rock perch. These sheep were eating Prickly Pear Cactus, thorns and all. While driving home from Texas, I glimpsed these unusual sheep near Fort Davis at the foot of the Davis Mountains and doubled back to see who they were.

Barbary Sheep (Ammotragus lervia)

Barbary Sheep

(Ammotragus lervia)

Description:

This large male seemed to signal to his herd by stomping his foot on his hard rock perch. These sheep were eating Prickly Pear Cactus, thorns and all. While driving home from Texas, I glimpsed these unusual sheep near Fort Davis at the foot of the Davis Mountains and doubled back to see who they were.

Date Taken: 2021:05:13 10:27

Location:

Limpia Creek
Fort Davis, Texas
United States
4872.29 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000

File Name: BarbarySheep_D5X8747_DavisMountains

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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