Watusi by Windworker
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They kept our appointment and showed up between their pond and Interstate Highway 35 at Ottawa, KS. When they'd finished posing, their owner's mother picked me up and returned me to my parking location.
P.S. - These pure-bred, Watusi African imports were purchased as "exotics" by Richard Reed of Ottawa, KS.
Comments (26)
Mondwin
Brilliant and cool capture...bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx
ledwolorz
WOW,excellent work.
JaneEden
Just look at those magnificent horns, excellent shot - hugs Jane xx
deliverence
cooool nice loo k at something ive never gotten the pleasure ot see thankyou , deb
auntietk
What a great shot! It was nice of them to pose for you. Awesome!
waldomac
Yikes. I guess they will have some serious neck trouble in their future. :) Cool shot.
annie5
WOW..Splendid shot David..love the colors and the big horns! They are photogenic LOL
DCLEW2
Very nice!
rainbows
Magnificent looking creatures and a very fine shot. Hugs. Diane.
kansas
Beautiful animals. Excellent shot.
MrsLubner
I love bovine. I love every breed dairy and meat alike, but nothing fills me with so much wonder and pride as the Longhorn. These look to be full bred...so many you see now have been bred with other types to try to beef up (no pun intended)the muscles. These expansive horns are exactly what I like to see and not the thinner lighter ones.
mairekas
Great! Well done!
Richardphotos
they look like Texas longhorns(horns). really huge horns. beautiful scene you captured
Windworker
Attempting to add some information to this posting, I managed to lose the commentary originally posted with this photo. Rather than risk further loss, I'll just put it here. These pure-bred Watusi cattle from Africa are found on the ranch of Richard Reed in Ottawa, KS. I've seen them as I passed on I-35 and made a personal appointment to stop the next time. The longhorns honored my appointment and seemed to enjoy posing between their pond and the highway. When they finished with me, the owner's mother drove up and gave me a ride back to my parked truck, which was about a mile away. She explained these are very powerful animals. Once one of them put his horns underneath the gate and just pulled it right out of the hinges. The one thing I would have preferred in this composition would have been to take advantage of a sunrise, which would have eliminated the shadows concealing their faces. Maybe next time.
ontar1
Magnificent animals, excellent capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
rayburg
Now those are horns..how do they get into the barn???? great capture
afugatt
This is a fantastic shot. These animals are gorgeous. Thanks for sharing and for the educational commentary. It makes this shot of these beautiful animals much more meaningful.
Valerie-Ducom
Impressiv animal ! Good day :)
mickuk50
i would`nt like to get near the pointed end on these beasts lol :o).. mick
artaddict2
I've never seen horns like these. You have captured their attention. nice shot.
Charberry
Wonderful capture! I enjoy seeing the buffalo we have near here, and they raise them, but not to get to close for pictures. ;o) But I cheated, of course, and that was years ago. Maybe I'm more chicken now, and won't get too close, anymore. I'm interested in your second commentary. How did anyone get these from Africa? That couldn't have been too easy, red tape-wise.
Windworker
Charlene, Judy Jackson, who is Richard's Mom, said he purchased them at an "Exotic" auction. Evidently they have such places in KS, OK, and TX, where imported animals are available. You're absolutely correct, the quarantine procedure is probably involved. It must be similar to gaining permission to put an animal in a zoo. As far as getting close, there was an 8-foot-tall steel fence, some pasture, and a pond between us. My optical zoom on the Nikon E8800 worked out okay here.
frankie96
Looks as if every set may be different..the horns on the animal on the right have a sharper turn up angle...the Nikon did good..great shot..
RobyHermida
That you vacate but strange that horns!!! that weighs a lot!!! the wonderful shot Roby
Cosme..D..Churruca
Wow... look at those horns... impressive! Great shot.
lior
Superb capture!