Mammals Wild Horses at the South Steens Herd Management Area

[Dean Wilson]

Wild, wild horses
Couldn't drag me away.

South Steens HMA

• Canon EOS R5
• RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
• 500.0 mm
• ƒ/13
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 160

• Canon EOS R5
• RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
• 500.0 mm
• ƒ/13
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 160

 

[Bert-63]

Excellent post and excellent song. It doesn't get much better!

 

[chipman]

I see them at TRNP. Park is considering getting rid of them, getting quite a bit of blowback from the public on that.

• Canon EOS R7
• RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM + EXTENDER RF1.4x
• 140.0 mm
• ƒ/13
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 320

This one came over to check me out -

• Canon EOS R7
• RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM + EXTENDER RF1.4x
• 140.0 mm
• ƒ/13
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 640

 

[Dean Wilson]

This one came over to check me out -

Reminds me of last September. I was driving down the North Loop road just after midnight traveling the posted daytime speed. A black cow thought the middle of the road was a great location to watch the stars.

All okay and no worries.

 

[chipman]

We have problems with deer on the interstate. Have a friend who hit one with a motorcycle.
Killed the deer, and nearly killed him.

 

[Dean Wilson]

Have a friend who hit one with a motorcycle.

Of all the years of riding around the Western US whether motorcycle camping or Iron Butt rides the only thing I've hit: insects....billions and billions.

 

[chipman]

My BIL hit a pheasant at 70 MPH with the engine guard of his Streetglide.
It exploded, and covered him head to foot with blood and guts.
It was so bad he had to turn around and go home.

I've been lucky. 60 years of riding, and the biggest thing I've hit was a cicada.
It hurt.

 

[Dean Wilson]

hit a pheasant at 70 MPH

Oh...yeah. This brought up a memory....I did hit more than bugs.

About 1800 miles into an Iron Butt ride I was in the left lane on I-5 Northbound in the late afternoon. Out from the shadow of the Jersey Barrier momma duck and a few kids waddled in from of a 75 MHP motorcycle. 1/10th of a second it was over.

I asked my friend behind me about it. "I only saw a burst of feather."