Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Cattle in the corral

These cows are more typical of the barnyard animals that one would expect in the corral, rather than the miniature deer that I showed in yesterday's photos.

The smooth skin and big ears are characteristic of Brahman cattle, which are the most popular breed in our area of Costa Rica. They are better adapted to the warm, humid weather than other breeds of cattle.

We have photos of the Villa Balbianello on our Viva la Voyage travel photo site. It is a delightful villa that straddles the tip of a peninsula in Lake Como, Italy.
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13 comments:

  1. KateNovember 8, 2011 at 3:20 AM

    This ranch has quite a few of them. They are such interesting looking animals. Saw quite a few of them wandering the streets in India many years ago. I love the way they are grouped together in your photo...a bit like a family.

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  2. brattcatNovember 8, 2011 at 3:20 AM

    what a beautiful image, dave.

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  3. Rob SiemannNovember 8, 2011 at 3:44 AM

    Quite an international photo. I have a very similar shot taken in Patagonia, and another taken in Borneo. Brahman cows are taking over?!?

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  4. JanetNovember 8, 2011 at 3:48 AM

    Quite the cute little brood!

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  5. LowellNovember 8, 2011 at 5:26 AM

    I like cows. Spent lots of time with them as a kid on grandma's farm.

    We have a bunch of Brahma cattle on the ranch next door to Stone Creek...most are whitish but some have markings like these.

    There is at least one cow (back right) that looks a bit underfed - bony!)...

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  6. SharonNovember 8, 2011 at 5:30 AM

    This is such a good shot of these cute guys. There is just something about those big ears that makes them so cute.

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  7. glendaNovember 8, 2011 at 9:39 AM

    Nice colors and they look soft.

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  8. cieldequimperNovember 8, 2011 at 12:56 PM

    Lovely. Beautiful colour.

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  9. LorelleNovember 8, 2011 at 1:14 PM

    I love the warm colors! What a fun farm.

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  10. JackNovember 8, 2011 at 6:49 PM

    They are unusual by New England standards. They seem small and skinny.

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  11. KathyNovember 11, 2011 at 4:25 PM

    We have lots of Brahman cattle here in Texas (although I've never seen this color or markings as ours are all white or pale gray) where they have adapted well to our warm climate. You have the same luck as I. Every time I get ready to take a picture of a cow or calf, they lift their tails and proceed to do you know what!

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  12. UnknownNovember 13, 2011 at 9:29 AM

    What a beautiful shot, Dave!

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  13. irinapicturesDecember 3, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    I scroll down your latest posts. What a wonderful Zoo)))).

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