Near the place I live there is a big national park called "de Veluwe". There is a lot of wildlife in the park and the Scottish Highlander cows are among the biggest animals to be found there. They are friendly and most of the time cute animals to watch. In a previous post I called them teddycows since they have that furry and soft looking appearance.
But like all cute animals they have a wild side too. Like this time when I passed the group, two of the cows had something to discuss. Headfirst. Knowing the size and weight of these animals is huge and seeing them crash into each other its hard to imagine what an impact it must be. You would aspect a headache at least.
I once saw a video of a woman approaching a Scottish highlander cow with a young calf. She ended up being thrown high up in the air with a single blow from the mother cow. So when I saw this fight a kept my distance. Using a long lens I was able to snap some shots. Eventually the fight was settled and both animals continued their way without mayor injuries. (at least not visible to me)
Enjoy your day!
Cheers,
Thijs
Very cool photos ☺👌👌👌🍷
Npr... make more them ☺👌👌👌🍷
Thank you very much!😀🙏
Awesome shots!
Thanks mate! And welcome to Hive! 😀👍
Excellent photos! I love the action you've captured, and while you say you used a long lens, you must have been pretty close. Might I ask what lens you used? My old 70-300mm really can't compete with this.
Thank you very much! I used the Canon 70-200 F2,8 for this. I kept my distance but in fact it was relatively close. 😅
Amazing captures, their expressions are very entertaining 😆
Thanks a lot! Haha, yes I thought so too. 😉
I have never seen cows with hairs, thanks for sharing. These are amazing pictures too
Thanks a lot! Yes, the hairs make them extra fluffy. We like to call them teddycows. 😉
Amazing.
Quute interesting.
It's less common to find cows fighting where I live.
I don’t see it that often too, actually it was the first time I saw this happening. 😉
I love these pictures!! Amazing shots!!
Thanks a lot!😀🙏
Awesome photos man I really like the third one. They look so powerful.
Thanks a lot! The third one is my favourite too!😀
Great shots, looks like a pretty intense rumble. That look in their eyes shows neither one wants to back down.
Thank you! Indeed, they were very persistent in maken their points. 😉
Holy cow!
I like how they keep eye contact while going full blown.
That surprised me, and also how close those horns get to the eyes. Fortunately it all ended well. 😅
Yeeees! I see that now on the third picture, it barely missed.
Quute interesting!
Thank you!😀
Wow, I love these photos. So unique!
Thank you very much!😀🙏
Very beautiful photography it is an Awesome post and deserve for selection of curators.
Thank you very much! 😀🙏
You are welcome.
I've never seen a cow of this breed in my country and it's really amazing..
Your shot is very beautiful sir.
Thank you! I think they prefer a bit colder environment. I just found out that they live as far up north as Finland in Europe.
It's hot where I live, so I've never seen an animal like this.
What camera are you using sir?
I would love to visit Indonesia once. I use the canon 6Dmk2.
I hope you can visit Indonesia sir and don't forget to let me know, but in the time of covid 19 it's a little more complicated for tourists who want to come to Indonesia..
Your camera is very cool sir...
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Awesome shots. This must have been so cool to witness. I wonder if they are brothers fighting or something.
Thanks a lot! Yes, that was very cool to witness. Also a bit scary not knowing what their next move would be. I believe it are girls/cows.
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