Pronghorn in Wyoming

Pronghorn -- U.S. Route 89, WY
Canon EOS Rebel T5i, EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM, f/5.6, 1/2000s. ISO: 320

Aren't pronghorn wonderful?  I guess there are a lot in Eastern Oregon, I need to get up there to see them.  I've only seen them in Wyoming.  Love Wyoming, though, I'd like to spend more time there as well.  There are so many amazing things to see in the American West, how will I ever get it all in?

Pronghorn Horsing Around

Pronghorn -- U.S. Route 89, WT
Canon EOS Rebel T5i, EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM, ISO: 250, f/5.6, 1/2000s

We encountered a small group of pronghorn near the highway on our trip up Route 89 to Yellowstone this summer.  We encountered a few groups, actually.  In this particular spot we found three males.  They posed nicely for a few pictures then moved off a ways where a couple of them spent a little time butting horns.  Practicing, I suppose.  Unfortunately I had to shoot through a fence for these pictures.

Pronghorn Family

Pronghorn -- U.S. Route 89, WY
Canon EOS Rebel T5i, EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM, f/5.6, 1/1600s, ISO: 800

Well, not the whole family, I guess.  Mom and her kids.  Fawns, not kids.

Pronghorn are the second fastest land animal on Earth, reaching speeds up to 55 miles an hour.  I read that on Wikipedia.  I had to figure out what baby pronghorns are called.

U.S. Route 89

U.S. Route 89, WY
Canon EOS Rebel T5i, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM, ISO: 100, f/11, 1/125s

I like the way the road looks like it can just go on in a straight line forever.  We stopped for a few pictures of a pronghorn on the other side of the road but this is the shot I like from this particular stop.

Well . . . Hell.  I should show the pronghorn, too, right?  Why not?

Pronghorn -- U.S. Route 89, WY
Canon EOS Rebel T5i, EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM, ISO: 400, f/5.6, 1/1600s