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Impressions of Nature

Photography by John Pennoyer

  1. Animals

Bighorn Sheep

Growing up in Montana I have always had a passion for Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis). Over the years I have made several trips back to my home state to photograph Bighorns. I consider the best time to photograph Bighorns to be during the rut which is the reason most of my images are taken from the middle of November to the first week of December. Most of these images were taken in SW Montana.
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Ram rutting behavior
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Ram rutting behavior

MBH-17-152

MBH152Badlands National ParkBighorn sheepNovemberOvis canadensisSouth Dakotabadlandsrocky bighorn sheeprutruttingrutting behaviorrutting posturescent checking

  • MBH-12000-56: Bighorn Ram
  • MBH-12000-57: Posturing
  • MBH-12000-71: Hot on the trail
  • MBH-12000-92: Full Curl ram on mountain top
  • Full curl Ram Silhouette
  • Bighorns at twilight
  • Mature Bighorn Ram
  • Full Curl Bighorn Ram
  • Bighorn rutting time
  • Badlands NP Ram
  • Ram rutting behavior
  • Ram Lip Curl
  • Ram checking out the Badlands
  • Bighorn Ewe at sunset
  • Heading down
  • Sunset glow on Ram
  • Last of the light
  • Setting sun on Ram
  • MBH-17-240
  • MBH-17-245
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