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Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) at Hemenway Park
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Hemenway Park

Hemenway Park in Boulder City (map) is a great place to have a picnic lunch and watch the bighorn sheep, especially during summer. The sheep are habituated to the presence of humans, but they are still wild animals, which are unpredictable. Don't get too close to them.

Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Hemenway Park
Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Hemenway Park signs
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Hemenway Park
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Visiting with the neighbors
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
A little extra company at the picnic
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
A nice day in Hemenway Park, Boulder City
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
No dogs in Hemenway Park!
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Male, female, and juvenile bighorn sheep
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Horns of male (large) and female (small) bighorn sheep
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Female bighorn
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Female bighorn
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Female bighorn
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Female bighorn
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Female bighorn with an ear tag
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Female bighorn sheep
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Male bighorn
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Male bighorn
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Male bighorn
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Male bighorn
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Older male bighorn
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Young male bighorn
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Male bighorn
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Male and female bighorn
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Male bighorn visiting the girls
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Three male bighorn sheep
chasing a female
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
When the males get a good sniff of the female, they turn their head up and roll the upper lip up while doing some heavy sniffing
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Upper lip rolled up
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
These young boys are either in heaven or are really frustrated
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
She must smell really good!
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Young bighorn sheep
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Mixed group of male, female, and young bighorn
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Young adult male
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Young male molting
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Bighorn Sheep males

Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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