This calf was born around 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon. DH passed by as Mom was cleaning it up and alerted me that we had a new neighbor.
Mom knew that it needed to get up on its feet to feed and be safe from predators. So in addition to baying at it, she gave it occasional gentle nudges to encourage it upright.
There were some false starts. First a few times up on its hind legs, wobbling, and back down again.
Then the front legs were employed, too. A bit blurry, but this was taken in the first seconds of a short four-footed wobble. Sweet!
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Message to City Daily Photo bloggers: The photo challenge for February 1st is If you had to leave forever the city from which you usually post, what would you miss most?
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Oh fun – love to watch the new babies in the spring. In N. California our house was surrounded on three sides by pasture – we enjoyed the cows so much.
Looks just like mum!
The little one’s trying to figure out what this whole world is all about.
How sweet! The mothering instinct is so strong. It is certainly at work here. Beautiful photos!
Learning something new is sometimes a huge struggle, but with effort. . .!
This would have been fun to see. You live a lot closer to nature than I do.