New Calf

   A weekend visitor friend spotted a new calf in our pasture. We only have 3 cows, so any calf is a big deal. With camera in hand, I trekked up to our high pasture where I could see the cattle grazing.
 
   They are the shaggy haired, long horned breed known as Scottish Highlands, whose origin is obvious from the name. The calves are teddy bear cute and I couldn't wait to see the new one.  I was quickly rewarded as the little red tyke had just gotten up from a nap. It saw me and started mooing for mom. At this point, I didn't know who the new mother was, but Helena revealed herself when she lifted her head in response to the mooing and started walking toward her new babe.

   While some mothers are dangerously protective of their newborns our Highland mothers are very gentle, especially Helena who loves to be petted and pampered.

   Sometimes it's diffcult to distinguish the sex of a newborn calf with all that fuzziness, but this little one showed off his "man thing" when he trotted over to mom. No question, "it's a boy" and his name is BUGLE.