Nap in the pasture

Nap in the pasture

I must apologize for bringing this picture to you, because I do so at the cost of frightening the little gal. I spotted her [do you know how to tell it’s a “her”?] as I was driving along a backroad. She was close to the fence, but I’m very familiar with cattle so I didn’t expect to be able to sneak up for a shot. However, if I didn’t try, I CERTAINLY wouldn’t get the shot, right? Every so sneakily, using the fact that other cattle were making normal cattle-type sounds as they grazed, I was preparing the tripod and camera before reaching my target spot beside the fence. I guess the reason it opened its eyes was probably the sound of the camera as it focused because didn’t sound quite like the cameras used by the grazing cows. I seriously did not think I got the shot. I thought she sprang up the instant she opened her eyes, and my shot would be a useless blur. I was really pleased to see that there is no “sign of spring” in the photo, Good thing female calves of that age are not generally prone to heart attacks. —how to tell she’s a female? She has a pink nose, silly!

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