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Ireland big horn sheep

This is a photo of a big horn sheep of the side of a hiking trail in Ireland. I was nearing the end of a hike in Ireland with my husband when we saw a few sheep on the hillside next to us. As we walked by, the sheep looked up and almost looked like it posed! I took out my phone and quietly took a picture, trying not to scare or disturb the sheep. The sheep did not seem threatened at all and went back to grazing as we walked by. This photo was taken in April of 2019 on a Samsung Galaxy S9.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Ireland
Camera: SM-G960U
Copyright: © Renee Mathews