A family band, adults & young, showing various stages of shedding depending on age. The black band stallion is almost fully shed. Some old hair clings to his face & lower legs, but he has his glossy summer coat….(🧵1/4)
A family band, adults & young, showing various stages of shedding depending on age. The black band stallion is almost fully shed. Some old hair clings to his face & lower legs, but he has his glossy summer coat….(🧵1/4)
As few days ago, while her family band was drinking & grazing nearby, a scruffy female yearling was trotting, galloping & playing around a shallow pool of freshwater. Her new summer coat is showing … 🧵1/2
As few days ago, while her family band was drinking & grazing nearby, a scruffy female yearling was trotting, galloping & playing around a shallow pool of freshwater. Her new summer coat is showing … 🧵1/2
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Twenty-one years ago today, an 8-year-old chestnut stallion relaxing in the warmth of the sun. His forelock and the faded-to-blonde hair in his mane are the…
#NorthAtlantic #Atlanticcanada #wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable #historicalphoto
Twenty-one years ago today, an 8-year-old chestnut stallion relaxing in the warmth of the sun. His forelock and the faded-to-blonde hair in his mane are the…
On September 25, the max temperature was 18.8°C, with a 17 kt southerly wind. A family band of eight was resting at the edge of a freshwater pond just west of West Light. (1/2🧵) … #SableIslandwx #NSwx #wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable
On September 25, the max temperature was 18.8°C, with a 17 kt southerly wind. A family band of eight was resting at the edge of a freshwater pond just west of West Light. (1/2🧵) … #SableIslandwx #NSwx #wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable
Two #SableIsland stallions at a rolling-rubbing site. The dark brown horse has just risen after having a roll, and the bay is sniffing and checking out the patch before getting down for some vigorous rolling and wriggling in the loose sand. … #wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable
Two #SableIsland stallions at a rolling-rubbing site. The dark brown horse has just risen after having a roll, and the bay is sniffing and checking out the patch before getting down for some vigorous rolling and wriggling in the loose sand. … #wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable
On September 27, the max temp was 20.4°C, with a 19 kt NW wind. A family band of four (a stallion, two mares & a foal), & two males, were grazing in & around the shallow pond….(1/5🧵).... #SableIslandwx #NSwx
#wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable
On September 27, the max temp was 20.4°C, with a 19 kt NW wind. A family band of four (a stallion, two mares & a foal), & two males, were grazing in & around the shallow pond….(1/5🧵).... #SableIslandwx #NSwx
#wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable
#wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable
Five males were grazing, drinking and socializing near one of the freshwater ponds, when two dashed off to chase each other around the water. Although many are still lean after the winter,… (🧵1/2)
#wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable
Five males were grazing, drinking and socializing near one of the freshwater ponds, when two dashed off to chase each other around the water. Although many are still lean after the winter,… (🧵1/2)
#spring #wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable
It’s been a breezy, chilly spring on the island. Three male horses, a bachelor group, after walking into the wind across the wide, bare, & partly flooded south beach sand flat, headed up onto a low south beach dune🧵1/3…
#spring #wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable
It’s been a breezy, chilly spring on the island. Three male horses, a bachelor group, after walking into the wind across the wide, bare, & partly flooded south beach sand flat, headed up onto a low south beach dune🧵1/3…
Although photos of bare sand, bald dunes, & floodwater, might, to some, suggest a bleak landscape for horses, there are abundant areas of vegetated terrain. Plant communities include sheltered …
Although photos of bare sand, bald dunes, & floodwater, might, to some, suggest a bleak landscape for horses, there are abundant areas of vegetated terrain. Plant communities include sheltered …
Today was pleasant with a light SW breeze of 5-10 kts, & a max temp of 8.4°C. A band stallion, strolling eastward, stopped at driftwood tree trunk on the north beach for a general scratching session – legs, …
Today was pleasant with a light SW breeze of 5-10 kts, & a max temp of 8.4°C. A band stallion, strolling eastward, stopped at driftwood tree trunk on the north beach for a general scratching session – legs, …
Photos Zoe Lucas. #NorthAtlantic
#spring #April #wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable
#parkscanada #SableIslandnpr
#sableislandnationalparkreserve …
Photos Zoe Lucas. #NorthAtlantic
#spring #April #wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable
#parkscanada #SableIslandnpr
#sableislandnationalparkreserve …
Photo Zoe Lucas.
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#sableislandnpr #parkscanada
#sableislandnationalparkreserve
Photo Zoe Lucas.
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#sableislandnpr #parkscanada
#sableislandnationalparkreserve
🌎🌿 🐡 #wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable #sanddunes #windblownsand
An autumn scene with four #SableIsland horses grazing in the distance on a high inland dune, providing a sense of scale.
Sable Island & the coastal beaches & dune systems of mainland #NovaScotia & #CapeBreton …
🌎🌿 🐡 #wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable #sanddunes #windblownsand
An autumn scene with four #SableIsland horses grazing in the distance on a high inland dune, providing a sense of scale.
Sable Island & the coastal beaches & dune systems of mainland #NovaScotia & #CapeBreton …
Photos Zoe Lucas.
For more about Sable Island: sableislandinstitute.org
#SableIsland #NorthAtlantic
#beachsurvey #spring #wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable
#LeastTern #tern #birdsofsableisland
#parkscanada #SableIslandnpr
#sableislandnationalparkreserve
Photos Zoe Lucas.
For more about Sable Island: sableislandinstitute.org
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#beachsurvey #spring #wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable
#LeastTern #tern #birdsofsableisland
#parkscanada #SableIslandnpr
#sableislandnationalparkreserve
#wildhorsesofsable #adventure #photography #landscapephotography #halifaxnoise #discoverhalifax #explorens
#wildhorsesofsable #adventure #photography #landscapephotography #halifaxnoise #discoverhalifax #explorens
Photo Zoe Lucas. #wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable #greayseals
#sableislandnpr #parkscanada #sableislandnationalparkreserve
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Photo Zoe Lucas. #wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable #greayseals
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With the warming temperatures of spring, the Sable Island horses no longer need their woolly winter coats. The youngest horses have the thickest coats to keep their small bodies warm during the cold months,… 🧵1/3
With the warming temperatures of spring, the Sable Island horses no longer need their woolly winter coats. The youngest horses have the thickest coats to keep their small bodies warm during the cold months,… 🧵1/3
Photo Zoe Lucas.
#wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable #parkscanada #SableIslandnpr #sableislandnationalparkreserve
For more about #SableIsland: sableislandinstitute.org
Photo Zoe Lucas.
#wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable #parkscanada #SableIslandnpr #sableislandnationalparkreserve
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Photo Zoe Lucas.
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#NorthAtlantic
#GreySeal #wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable
#parkscanada #SableIslandnpr
#sableislandnationalparkreserve
Photo Zoe Lucas.
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#parkscanada #SableIslandnpr
#sableislandnationalparkreserve
With a SE wind of ~10 kts, & max temp 19.4°C, today was the warmest in July so far. Three Sable Island horses who were walking eastward into the breeze stopped at the water’s edge to look at some horses behind them and …..
With a SE wind of ~10 kts, & max temp 19.4°C, today was the warmest in July so far. Three Sable Island horses who were walking eastward into the breeze stopped at the water’s edge to look at some horses behind them and …..
Trip date: September 23rd (rain date 24th)
This is a fundraising raffle for the Sable Island Institute, a registered charity.
#raffle #Bucketlist #tripofalifetime #wildhorses #wildhorsesofsable #photography #novascotia #explorens #halifaxnoise #discoverhalifax #explorecanada
Trip date: September 23rd (rain date 24th)
This is a fundraising raffle for the Sable Island Institute, a registered charity.
#raffle #Bucketlist #tripofalifetime #wildhorses #wildhorsesofsable #photography #novascotia #explorens #halifaxnoise #discoverhalifax #explorecanada
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For more about #Sable Island:
For more about #SableIsland, visit our website.
The Sable Island Institute is a not-for-profit and a registered charity. Its ecological research includes study of the horses’ habitat for a better understanding of their life history on Sable Island ….. #wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable
For more about #SableIsland, visit our website.
The Sable Island Institute is a not-for-profit and a registered charity. Its ecological research includes study of the horses’ habitat for a better understanding of their life history on Sable Island ….. #wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable
Photo Zoe Lucas.
#SableIsland #NorthAtlantic #wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable #shedding #yearling #parkscanada #SableIslandnpr #sableislandnationalparkreserve
Photo Zoe Lucas.
#SableIsland #NorthAtlantic #wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable #shedding #yearling #parkscanada #SableIslandnpr #sableislandnationalparkreserve
Photo Zoe Lucas.
#northatlantic #wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable
#parkscanada #SableIslandnpr #sableislandnationalparkreserve
For more about #SableIsland: sableislandinstitute.org
Photo Zoe Lucas.
#northatlantic #wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable
#parkscanada #SableIslandnpr #sableislandnationalparkreserve
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