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Bighorn sheep get their name from the large, curved horns on the males, or rams. They are legendary for their ability to climb high, steep, rocky mountain areas. This image of a North American Bighorn Sheep was captured following a heavy winter snow storm in Northern New Mexico. Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) were once widespread throughout New Mexico but in the last century their numbers were on serious decline. Starting in 2006 they were introduced into the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument along the Rio Grande and the Rio Grande Gorge just west of Taos.

I am a New Mexico based Adventure Riding/Rafting/SCUBA Outdoor Digital Photographer, always on the qui vive for what Nature and humans provide. Capturing an image in my camera is but the first step in an artistic process. That initial bit of information then can pass through countless permutations before being declared complete. The journey from capture to completion is a lawless territory. If photography is an art, then there are no rules.