Goats and Glaciers

intrepidphotos (75)in #photofeed • 5 years ago

Last light catches the winter coats of some rocky mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus) as they descend down from snowbird pass. The mighty Robson glacier can be seen below in the distance. The mountain goats are not a member of the genus Capra that includes all other goats, rather they are a member of the antelope family, and should be more correctly referred to as a goat-antelope. Mt Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada.

I took this shot with a Canon EOS 6D Mark II, using a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM at ISO 1250 and a focal length of 200.0 mm with an aperture of f/5 and a exposure time of 1/3200.

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gritata (69) 5 years ago (edited)

These animals look so warm and soft, that I want to touch them)))

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intrepidphotos (75) 5 years ago

They do look cuddly !

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daveks (77) 5 years ago

"the Daily "Spotlight"!

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intrepidphotos (75) 5 years ago

Thanks

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sjarvie5 (67) 5 years ago

Robert, that light is so beautiful on those goat-antelopes!

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intrepidphotos (75) 5 years ago

Thanks. Goat-Antelopes is not very catchy.

What is with North America, Bison are incorrectly called Buffalo, Antelopes are called goats lol

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krazypoet (68) 5 years ago

They look so fluffy... hehe

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intrepidphotos (75) 5 years ago

Yes; like you could just go up and cuddle them. Oh except for the horns.

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himalayanwomb (62) 5 years ago

Wow...rare beauty. Never saw goats like this. The lines of glacier looking pretty awesome.

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intrepidphotos (75) 5 years ago

Thanks. The large wildlife in Canada are one of the best parts about hiking in the mountains here.

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himalayanwomb (62) 5 years ago

The clean hair of them takinh this composition on another level. In indian Himalaya wild animals never keep theirself so clean like them.

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intrepidphotos (75) 5 years ago

That's because the winters here are brutal (-40C for these animals); and so they grow a new thick winter coat each year which is always looks amazing this time of year. By spring its not so clean !

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himalayanwomb (62) 5 years ago

Yeah...make sense.

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amr008 (61) 5 years ago

Damn , now that's Beauty. Great pic

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intrepidphotos (75) 5 years ago

Thanks

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yhoaneta (35) 5 years ago

😮 Totalmente asombroso 📸 @intrepidphotos

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ivancroce (48) 5 years ago

Thank you for you comment!!!! I love your work.I share this picture with you

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fotosdenada (65) 5 years ago

Nice shot. Those look like some tough goats! They're a lot stockier and fluffier than the ones I saw in the sierras of southern Spain. They certainly look right at home in the landscape.

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intrepidphotos (75) 5 years ago

Yes they are quite different and genetically unrelated to the goats in Europe and Asia and should not really be called goats at all.

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finkistinger (62) 5 years ago

Nice shot! Followed you. Greetings @finkistinger

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intrepidphotos (75) 5 years ago

Thanks Eric.

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