Ashdown Sheep

[Lesley Jones]

We have sheep next door and sometimes they break into our garden. Imagine waking up on a frosty morning to find three or four of them on your lawn. They are generally not friendly though and as a flock, I can't get within a hundred yards of them.

The sheep in Ashdown Forest are just the opposite. With cattle grids to keep them in, they must be used to people walking where they graze. I managed to creep very close to this one

 

[Pete Askew]

Almost regal Lesley. I like it.

 

[Lesley Jones]

Thank you Pete. You don't often see them in woods over here, so the background caught my eye too

 

[Pete Sykes]

Great capture ........ Very pleasing to the eye that one.

There are sheep on the farm where my office is. But you can be sure that if you point a camera at them they turn their back on you.......... I've given up trying.

Pete

Is that moss on the trees or did you spread mint sauce on the m as bait ?????

 

[Lesley Jones]

Definitely moss!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Funny, I was thinking about mint sauce as well Pete

Would make a great portrait of someones trophy winning sheep Lesley - reminds me of paintings from years gone by of prize cattle