The yaks pretty much ignored me but this highland calf was curious yet cautious. Rosemary tries to catch these youngsters as early as possible to "mol (...)
A general view of the feeding grounds as Rosemary goes from bale to bale removing the baling string.
As the bales were dispersed into the field the animals began to calm down. They then congregated in informal groups around chosen bales and began the (...)
Sadie got into the spirit of the hayfest. It was interesting to watch her. She ran with the animals. She did not chase any animal nor was she pursued (...)
Ecuador the Llama studiously ignoring me imitating a tree. He soon came over to say hello and allowed me to scritch him behind the ears. He has such a (...)
The horses prefer to have their own bale but do allow others to share in the feed. Like this yak and the hi-yak cross.
Yo, horse, this be a Highland's bale. Chill, bros ... just doing a quality control check.
Rosemary has a very hands-on approach to all her animals. She does this to socialize the animals with respect to herself and other humans but also to (...)
Appearances are deceiving. The highland is waiting patiently for him to finish delivering the bales. He is hanging on to the horn because the ground i (...)
Highlands are the Golden Retrievers of cattledom. They are adorable, lovable, huggable and just too cute for words. I can hear the Yaks grumbling in t (...)
A close-up of Ecuador. He was interesting to watch. He let all the other animals begin to feed while he checked around for any predators or strays. On (...)
Yak noshing hay. Hay looks good, hay smells good, hay should taste good.
Bill the Donkey is a curious fellow and likes to check everything and everyone when doing his rounds. He came over to me to say hello. We got re-acqua (...)
Here, Billy is patrolling the feeding grounds. He snatches a mouthul here and there but mostly patrols the perimeter. He works in tandem with Ecuador.
As with people, the table is a good place to negotiate a truce. Usually, the horses and yaks don't see eye to eye. This wasn't the case today. Maybe i (...)
Yup ... hay tastes good. Thanks, Rosemary.
To the sounds of the William Tell Overture the sheep were released. They charged towards the feeding grounds. The goats followed closely behind.
The air was filled with the contented sounds of BAAAA and MAAAA.
This feisty goat wasn't about to let a couple of 300 lb bovines get in the way of lunch.
You've heard of people throwing themselves into their work, right? Goats throw themselves into their food - literally, it is not a metaphor. This goat (...)
An early winter visit to Tiraislin farm where I helped to stack wood and photographed the various animals. (Dec 2013)
Nature's Serene Beauty
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