dinsdag 12 april 2016

They are back!

Our local sheep flock has returned last week from their winter barn to the grassfields in Almere Haven. They were very busy with their job to mow the lawn, these two women are the shepherds with their dogs.

In february many sheep had got lambs and they had grown up enough to walk along with the flock.

The shepherd had an affectionately talk with one of them.

The lambs looked quite different than the mothers. The mothers were bleating all the time and one of the shepherds told me they were doing that to let the lambs know where they are. They don't follow the lambs but the lambs have to find the mothers themselves by hearing their sound. That is easy motherhood! Linking to "Our World Tuesday"


16 opmerkingen:

  1. Very interesting. They appear to be more like pets than the normal farm animal.

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  2. Love it! A little one-on-one counseling. :-)

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  3. Que maravilha e beleza este campo.
    Um abraço e óptima Terça-Feira.

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  4. Hello, I love the pretty sheep and lambs. Sounds like a lot talking going on with the herd. Have a happy day!

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  5. Beautiful post with life style of the cute animals.Have a nice day.

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  6. Beautiful photos of animals that we seem to fall in love with, especially the lambs.

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  7. Love the sheep and dogs ~ Wonderful photos of your world ~

    Happy week to you ~ ^_^

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  8. The sheep must be quite used to their shepherds, and to the dogs.

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  9. It looks like this area is in need of some grass being trimmed. There should be some very fat sheep in a while.

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  10. Wat grappig dat de lammetjes zo gevlekt bruin zijn.

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  11. Sheep looks just wonderful. In fact, I just do not see them here.

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  12. Dearest Marianne,
    That is easy motherhood as long as their offspring is not deaf!
    But what a lovely sight this is.
    Hugs,
    Mariette

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  13. Seeing the sheep back on the grasslands with their lambs really lets you know that spring is well and truly here.

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  14. I wonder how each lamb recognises the bleat of its mother and doesn't mix her up with another mother bleating.

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