I haven’t been to the high mountains were the majority of the female reindeers would have had calves in the last couple of weeks. But as I crossed a mountain the other day I saw this little herd, and a few calves. They are pretty newborn now, but they are growing very fast. They have too. Because in a few months it will be winter again with a harsh climate and little food. As you see it is still not much growing in the mountains. More reindeer pictures on this link.
Oh I love calf season. It makes everything feel so brand new again! Is that an all white one in there?
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Yes, one all white. They are not so many, most have 100 % camouflage to blend with nature. I have heard the herders say the white ones are more easily spotted by predators..
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I really enjoyed your entire Gallery!
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Thanks, Curious, glad you did.
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They are so sweet. Beautiful images, Bente.
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Very sweet animals, both the small and the big ones. Thanks, Karen.
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It’s amazing that they survive and apparently thrive in such a harsh environment.
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They thrive because reindeers are the experts in this kind of nature.
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They look cute.Great photo’s Bente
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I agree. Thanks, Natuurfreak.
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Great that you can share this with us, Bente.
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Thanks for your comment, Anneli.
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Thank you for sharing Bente, I love your beautiful photos, overhere the cows and sheeps and by you the reindeers!
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That is because we have high mountains, Ann. In the lowland we even have cows and sheep (indoors in winter).
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Overhere no mountains but everywhere are horses 😉 and in the wintertime the cows are indoor and sometimes the sheeps.
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Beautiful Captures – thanks for sharing:)
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Thanks, Adventure.
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They certainly seem to be making the most of the food that is there. One of the reindeer is wearing a collar? Would this be some sort of tracking device?
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They have started experimenting with tracking devices for sheep and reindeers, but not on these herds. This collar don’t have any gps or transmitter. It is maybe used in some experiment to see how many reindeers are killed by predators. Lynx, wolverine, eagels, and sometimes bear and wolves are a great problem for reindeer herders and there have been experiments with radio transmitters that notified as soon as an animal was killed. Otherwise it will be eaten by birds and predators in a few hours.
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My goodness, the reindeer have a lot of predators. In the photos in your post they look as though they are quite safe and in command of their environment. I am sure the calves are especially vulnerable.
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They are quite safe most of the time, otherwise they wouldn’t have time to eat. But they must be on guard all the time, just in case. And yes, the calves are vulnerable, so the herders are guarding them more than usual this time of year. From a distance not to disturb.
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Oh so cute. Beautiful shots! Gorgeous animals. Nice work, Bente.
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Thanks a lot for you comment, Fabulous.
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Awesome shots Bente!
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Thanks, Tim.
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Love these photos!
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Thanks, Sunny.
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So beautiful. Thank you.
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Thank you, Emilie.
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So nice to see! They are in a hurry to eat and be prepared for the next winter! The wildlife here is having their offspring now too. New fawns and elk and moose calves every day.
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It is a lovely time of year. And you are lucky if you get glimpses of the elk and moose calves. I guess they are trying to hide them from every danger.
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Veldig imponerende! Å se reinsdyr i naturen er alltid en fantastisk opplevelse for meg! Underbare bilder. Ha en kjempefin dag. 😀
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Fantastisk opplevelse for meg også. Tusen takk og ha en flott dag du også.
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Oh, this is incredible! Love it…
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Thank you very much, Alessandro.
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Great photos, Bente.
Amazing to think your Spring/Summer season is so short. There doesn’t look much green feed for the new little calves.
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Such beautiful animals. Love the photos, Bente.
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Wow – absolutely stunning photos!!
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Awwww, that calf is just too cute!
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Amazing pictures!
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Very beautiful pictures. I will show them to my little children when coming home for summer holidays.
Thanks for my eyes pleasure.
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How soon is your winter going to start? didn’t it just end? 🙂
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Nøj! Hvor er de søde, de kalve.
Mange hilsner,
Hanna
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Awesome and rugged images! Love the Langsvola-2 image with the huge depth : )
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I usually only see reindeer at Christmas when they bring them to Edinburgh Princes Street Gardens.
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Beautiful images,the deer are so cute
cheers Callie
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Fina djur, vackra vyer, duktig fotograf. Roligt att se.
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Bente, fantastyczne są zwierzęta, które mogę podziwiać na fotografiach.
Gratuluję ujęć 🙂 Pozdrawiam serdecznie!
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Looks like everything is thawing out 🙂 Great shots!
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Wow nice nice nice is all that I can say….Really awesome capture…Keep up the good work
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Thanks a lot Harsha, glad you like the reindeer calves.
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Preciosas fotos y comentario de información ajustada. Gracias.
Saludos.
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Härliga bilder, inte minst på scenariot i bakgrunden! 🙂 Bild 2 är helt klart min favorit, främst för vyn runtomkring. Renkalvar är enormt söta! 🙂 Verkligen! Vilken tur du hade som fick se när du egentligen bara “körde förbi”. Det är som jag, alltid kameran med 🙂
Kramar och allt gott till dej!
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