This afternoon, I drove up the road from Taos Junction Bridge to the rim, in the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. I was hoping to spot the large herd of Bighorn sheep that I had encountered on my prior drive up the road. Here’s the link to that post:

https://believesteve.org/2016/12/07/bighorn-sheep-put-on-a-show-rio-grande-gorge-nm/

They were not on the top, and as I descended, I saw them  below me, on the bench that is traversed by the Vista Verde trail. The main group was a good distance away, but I also saw a female and youngster on the talus closer to me.

These photos were taken with a Nikon Coolpix P900 Superzoom camera.

16 Bighorn sheep. This group was about quarter of a mile or more distant

Ewe and youngster

Ewe

Ewe, taking it easy