Smoke Creek Bachelors

by Mike Lee

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Smoke Creek Bachelors

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Mike Lee

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Photograph - Digital Photography

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On an April afternoon drive in the Smoke Creek Desert (Lassen County California), I saw a fair number of pronghorns. This is in no way unusual. It would be unusual to not see at least a few. What was quite unusual indeed is that they were somewhat cooperative for picture taking. Normally, when driving on those dirt roads the first look I get of them is when they’re moving across the rugged terrain faster than I can safely drive on the road. They came by their “speed goat” moniker honestly (although they’re more closely related to giraffes than to goats). Their skittishness is quite often in direct conflict with their curiosity. The latter evidently won out that evening. I saw several different groups while I was out there including a couple small groups of does. The highlight was this little group of bucks including one pretty good sized boy who was clearly quite proud of himself. These guys actually walked TOWARD my pickup for a bit when I stopped in the road. Add to that the nice warm late afternoon light, and I got a rare photo of these critters that I actually like, somewhat offsetting the plethora of bad frames I’ve gotten while trying.

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April 27th, 2024

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