2024—Portrait of a Bighorn with Snowdrop

Bighorn Sheep bed down in the grasses and plants they feed on. The seeds and buds and stems from the plants attach themselves to the sheep’s coat, dotting it all over as in this image. This ram was enthusiastically chewing a stem of something that had a small dollop of snow that made it look almost like a flower. It wasn’t until after I took the photograph that I realized it was a dollop of snow and not a flower bud. These magnificent ovines can be an endless source of fascination and entertainment in Yellowstone.