Saturday, July 26, 2008

Your Mama's No Llama - She's An Alpaca


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On a recent drive to find historic covered bridges we rounded a bend in the rural road and found this alpaca farm. At first when we pulled into the driveway they seemed a little anxious and kept moving along this fence line so I got out of the Jeep and snapped this shot quickly.

Ebony and Ivory munched on the tall grass in beautiful surroundings.


Ebony wanted a little camera time.

It was Ivory that hogged all the limelight - such a poser!

45 comments:

Raven said...

Wow... these are beautiful shots. I've never seen an alpaca before. Isn't that odd? You reach 61 and you figure you've probably seen most things. Did you name them yourself? Good names. Fun post.

J. Andrew Lockhart said...

I'm glad you took the pictures - interesting animals!

Anonymous said...

Wonderful pictures -- and what fun!

Robert said...

The colors and sharpness are great here. But I can't help laughing at the first and last shots here. Maybe it's the boy in me. :)

Markus Latva-aho said...

Lamas and alpaccas seem allways so full of joy. They just are humorous animals. Nice photos.

magiceye said...

giving you her best profile too! lovely capture!

Anonymous said...

I like all of these photos. Those animals seem to be born for that spot on earth.

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Neal said...

They're so cute!! I wouldn't mind having one of those as a pet. :)

Melli said...

Is she SHAVED? Or is that the difference between an Alpaca and a Llama??? I never even heard of an alpaca! Looks like a llama to me! We have a couple of llamas down the road from me -- but I've never seen 'em shaved! LOL! You find the neatest stuff on your travels!

Shelly said...

What a beautiful setting, and the creatures are pretty dang cute too ;)

Dianne said...

I don't think I've ever seen an Alpaca either!

Love how Ivory was posing like a pro in that last shot!

threesidesofcrazy said...

Great captures - they look 'interesting' when they are shaved.

Linda said...

Lovely photos of the alpacas. Stop by and visit The Gardener Side to see my bluejay photos for Camera Critters this week.

maryt/theteach said...

Very cute, Carletta! Great shots! I've never seen an alpaca in person either! :)

Christy said...

Okay now the top and bottom image leave something to the imagination. Ivory was definitely a camera hog though.

I noticed you said you were looking for covered bridges. I passion of mine that has developed in the past six years or so. I have posted most of my findings on my My Photography, My Passion blog. If you have a moment check them out if you like. Click on the covered bridge label to pull them up.

Great photos of the alpacas.

ratmammy said...

the music totally fit the photos! perfect!

juliana said...

gosg, these look cute.
great pictures, and amusing, too

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i like ur last shots. beautiful view behind that.

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Michele said...

These are awesome... great to look at... such beautiful animals. The landscape is wonderful as well!
Very nice.
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Willard said...

Such cute animals, and you captured them well!

I also liked your sky watch photo. Excellent work!

Dina said...

Alpacas grazing and Enya playing, a perfect peaceful combination.

Looks like someone didn't finish shearing Ivory. More like a French poodle cut.
Fun photos.

D... said...

Wow!!!! That's a really cool capture. Loved the commentary with it.

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DrowseyMonkey-Photos said...

Ooohh....love these, especially the last one. They are adorable! :)

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Carletta: Very nicely done on a very nice pair of Alpaca roaming the hills of WV.

Janet said...

Neat critters here! You got some good photos of them too.

Marie said...

I think they are very cute! Nice post :)

Kahshe Cottager said...

What a wonderful surprise to happen upon! Aren't they beautiful? Ivory looks very regal in that last shot!

Anonymous said...

Nice shots.

Misty DawnS said...

Hahahaha - that last shot is priceless! What a great post - I love the photos.

Unknown said...

very very special- why I love this meme. Happy week. sk

Rhea said...

Beautiful alpacas!! I've heard they are so soft. I'd love to buy a farm and raise them. :o)

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Kerri Farley said...

Oh what cuties! We have an Ebony and Ivory Alpaca set within walking distance from my house.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful pictures! That lush grass looks like fine dining for alpacas that is.

Andrea said...

Beautiful. The view is gorgeous too.

Indrani said...

It must feel warm to run fingers through their coat. Good shots. :)

storyteller said...

What a wonderful surprise. These are fascinating photos … something I wouldn’t see every day (if ever). Great post for Camera Critters! Thanks for dropping by mine at Small Reflections earlier.
Hugs and blessings,

Pappy said...

Alpaca farming. I've heard it is a profitable business. Probably like Chinchilla farming. I crossed a gorilla with a chinchilla to create a larger pelt, but the coat sleeves were too long for most women. :) Pappy

Maria Verivaki said...

they're amazing with their shorn off hair!

Lilli & Nevada said...

They have the cutest faces don't they? Nice shot

me ann my camera said...

This are gorgeous critters and very photogenic too.

imac said...

beautiful photos.

Roan said...

Gorgeous shots. Love the contrast in colors.

Anonymous said...

Me too I have never seen Alpaca before. In fact it's the first time I've heard the word! These are wonderful shots!

Anonymous said...

I happened by an alpaca farm myself this past week...that had a black and white one together too. Only difference is that the ones I saw had just been sheered - entirely. Nice shots. I never got any good ones.