English Lakeland Sheep and Lambs

[thereyougo!]

The Lake District in England has some hardy sheep, mainly of the Herdwick breed. They are an inquisitive sheep and it was amusing watching the young spring lambs chasing each other across the fields at 9pm running into each other and jumping over each other. Here are some shots of some of the sheep and lambs that I encountered.


Canon 5D mk III EF 180 f/3.5L macro at f/5 1/160 ISO 1600



inquisitive-rydal-lamb by singingsnapper, on Flickr


Earlier that day I passed this lamb and its mother relaxing in the fields below Loughrigg:


Canon 5D mk III EF 180 f/3.5L macro at f/9 1/160 ISO 500



spring-lamb-relaxes-with-mum by singingsnapper, on Flickr


Same camera and lens f/10 1/160 ISO 500



_..and-so-to-sleep by singingsnapper, on Flickr


Further around the area called Under Loughrigg this lamb introduced himself to another herdwick lamb


Canon 5D mk III EF 180 f/3.5L at f/20 1/200 ISO 200



why-hello-there-fellow-lamb by singingsnapper, on Flickr


The previous day I had been in Langdale and this black lamb caught my eye - I obviously caught his too!


Canon 5D mk III EF 180 f/3.5L at f/8 1/80 ISO 800



Baa-baa-black-sheep-have-you-any-wool by singingsnapper, on Flickr


This sheep had an interesting way of eating grass - by kneeling down:


Canon 5D mk III EF 180 f/3.5L at f/7.1 and 1/320 ISO 800



kneeling-down-to-get-to-the-grass by singingsnapper, on Flickr


Canon 5D mk III EF 180 f/3.5L macro at f/5.6 and 1/320 ISO 800



getting-down-to-it! by singingsnapper, on Flickr