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Post by pontiac1940 on Nov 30, 2021 20:48:14 GMT
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Post by jim0004 on Nov 30, 2021 20:52:44 GMT
OUTSTANDING - and I know I'm shouting!
Thanks for sharing.
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Post by Lillias on Nov 30, 2021 20:57:39 GMT
Fabulous images once again Clive...
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Post by hmca on Nov 30, 2021 21:22:01 GMT
They are all wonderful, Clive....but I am really impressed with that last shot where you can see the moisture on his nose and the straw coming from his mouth.
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Post by BuckSkin on Nov 30, 2021 22:22:07 GMT
Those girls are so bundled up that if they fell off, they would never get on their feet. It appears the Bay horse is wearing a Martingale; probably to keep him from busting her in the teeth with his head. |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Nov 30, 2021 23:08:28 GMT
Thank you all. It was a lovely afternoon. Good to see the critters. Those girls are so bundled up that if they fell off, they would never get on their feet. HA! The forecast called for howling winds that never materialized. It was about 52°F at the time. These ladies rode into the valley from the top land and it was cloudy when they left the stables. I watched them leave up the hill as the sun was about to set and the air temp had dropped already. I know nothing about horse tack, so learned something. Thanks. |
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Post by BuckSkin on Nov 30, 2021 23:21:14 GMT
I know nothing about horse tack, so learned something. See the leather straps with rings that the bridle reins run through ? The straps with rings become a single strap, running between his forelegs, to connect to a ring in the center of the girth. It prevents him slinging his head and knocking your brains out. Those big gum boots and the death-trap iron stirrups are a recipe for disaster; it would be very easy to get hung and drug; I bet neither of them is carrying a big sharp knife to cut themselves free when this happens. |
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Post by BuckSkin on Nov 30, 2021 23:21:57 GMT
Oh yeah, wonderful pictures as always.
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Post by pontiac1940 on Nov 30, 2021 23:57:49 GMT
I bet neither of them is carrying a big sharp knife to cut themselves free when this happens. No idea. Anne rides in the mountains to the west all summer, so probably well equipped or knows the risks. I had to look up a Martingale. Makes sense. |
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Post by jackscrap on Dec 1, 2021 11:19:08 GMT
Great photos Clive, love how majestic that buck looks. What a cool backyard you have.
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Post by BuckSkin on Dec 1, 2021 11:43:28 GMT
I think it's cool that you have both Mule Deer and Whitetail; I never could understand what keeps them from inter-breeding and having a hybrid breed; maybe they do, but their offspring are like Mules and the end of the line.
Do you ever see both in the same group ?
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Post by whippet on Dec 1, 2021 20:12:11 GMT
They are all wonderful, Clive....but I am really impressed with that last shot where you can see the moisture on his nose and the straw coming from his mouth. And you can see the droplets of water on the badgers whiskers. |
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Post by BuckSkin on Dec 1, 2021 23:13:02 GMT
I just had another look at the badger and it brought to mind a very common saying that I have heard a million times " wetter'n a drownedid rat" emphasis on the "did".
I have not yet in my life ever heard anyone say "drowned", it is always "drownedid".
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Post by pontiac1940 on Dec 2, 2021 3:49:16 GMT
Thanks everyone. The "badgers" are beavers. Superb swimmers and can stay under quite a while. Their dens are well protected because the only access is via underwater. They dive under and come up inside the den that is "always" along a pond or river bank. I never could understand what keeps them from inter-breeding and having a hybrid breed; maybe they do, but their offspring are like Mules and the end of the line. Do you ever see both in the same group ? Yes, they do interbreed on occasion. I don't think I have ever seen one that could be a hybrid. No, I've not seen mulies and whitetails in the same group. However, they do occupy the same turf in many places. At our summer place there are a lot of mule deer but see a whitetail about every couple of years. At the park where I walk it is common to see both species on one walk but they are never together. |
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Post by BuckSkin on Dec 2, 2021 5:09:41 GMT
We have super-wary, mostly nocturnal, Whitetail on our place; hardly a day goes by that I don't see at least one; however, the only times I see them when it is light enough for a decent picture is when I am in the middle of something else and the camera is in the house.
The deer around here do most of their business in the middle of the night.
There is a bit of a hill between my back door and the horse barn that I walk up and down at least two round trips every day, feeding my horse; for the last few weeks, every morning, the ground on that little hill is all torn up and covered with deep deer tracks; from the doorstep to the gate, it looks like the deer, and dozens of them, have been having a wild party.
I often find big tufts of hair.
I have no idea what is so special about that spot that they would choose there to congregate; I have never seen a deer there during daylight hours.
I would have to drive several hundred miles to see a Mule Deer.
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