StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: ewes

Hadn't seen any lambs locally [by the third week in February] so we went looking and eventually found these little ones over by Penrith. To be quite honest, open-field lambing seems to have been very late in the North of England this year, and in parts of Wales as well. Maybe the grotty weather this time last year resulted in a late "tupping" season for this year [Tupping is putting the rams in with the ewes].

Hadn't seen any lambs locally [by the third week in February] so we went looking and eventually found these little ones over by Penrith. To be quite honest, open-field lambing seems to have been very late in the North of England this year, and in parts of Wales as well. Maybe the grotty weather this time last year resulted in a late "tupping" season for this year [Tupping is putting the rams in with the ewes].

Hadn't seen any lambs locally [by the third week in February] so we went looking and eventually found these little ones over by Penrith. To be quite honest, open-field lambing seems to have been very late in the North of England this year, and in parts of Wales as well. Maybe the grotty weather this time last year resulted in a late "tupping" season for this year [Tupping is putting the rams in with the ewes].

Hadn't seen any lambs locally [by the third week in February] so we went looking and eventually found these little ones over by Penrith. To be quite honest, open-field lambing seems to have been very late in the North of England this year, and in parts of Wales as well. Maybe the grotty weather this time last year resulted in a late "tupping" season for this year [Tupping is putting the rams in with the ewes].

Hadn't seen any lambs locally [by the third week in February] so we went looking and eventually found these little ones over by Penrith. To be quite honest, open-field lambing seems to have been very late in the North of England this year, and in parts of Wales as well. Maybe the grotty weather this time last year resulted in a late "tupping" season for this year [Tupping is putting the rams in with the ewes].

Heavily pregnant ewes do not appreciate horses and hounds in their field, or nearby. Many of these ewes have just galloped up from this side of the line of trees, that is a relatively steep slope.

Spotted just off the A689 [Alston to Brampton] on our way to Hickins' for some food. The fence is also providing somewhere to hang the hay ! The hay patch on the ground has two sets of lambs and one ewe, the other mum is the one much closer to the camera. First lambs I've seen in 2024.

Small flock of Soay ewes, no lambs this year [2023], despite their being - officially - a rare breed. They responded to a "come and get it" call, but were disappointed we didn't have any sheep nuts ! [including the white one, she was sired by a local non-soay tup, hence her horns & fleece colour].

sorry, ladies, we've no sheep-nuts !

One small black Herdwick lamb running to keep up with mum ! It was difficult to capture this shot....

Lamb that has found somewhere warm and dry for a snooze. (not quite in focus, but taken from an odd perch)

Stereo lambs having a mid-morning drink. (taken into the sunlight, so apologies for the lens aberration)

Sneaking a look through the hedge at the first lambs we saw in 2012

Young lamb, wondering just what is looking over the hedge.

A group of zwartles ewes and lambs. Dutch breed, but not common in the UK.