27 mei 2017

Dwingelderveld sheep

This is one of two flock of sheep that graze the grounds of the Dwingelderveld National Park, a 4,000 hectares big area with mainly mosses, grasses and wet heathland.

The Drenthe Heath Sheep (Drents Heideschaap in Dutch) is a domesticated breed of sheep originating in the Netherlands. It is raised primarily for vegetation management, and is said to be the oldest surviving breed of sheep in Europe.

I'm linking to Eileen's Saturday's Critters.
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  1. Andy27 mei 2017 om 10:19

    That is an awful lot of sweaters. :)

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  2. biebkriebels27 mei 2017 om 10:51

    Ik vind het zo'n leuk gezicht die schaapskuddes's, ze zijn hier ook weer in onze buurt.

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  3. s.c27 mei 2017 om 11:05

    Ik zie dat dit gladde langharigen zijn in tegenstelling tot veel kroesharige schapen hier in onze omgeving.

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  4. Tom27 mei 2017 om 12:14

    ...beautiful lawn mowers at work.

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  5. Francisco Emanuel27 mei 2017 om 12:22

    Belas fotografias.
    Um abraço.
    Autógrafos Futebol

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  6. eileeninmd27 mei 2017 om 12:29

    Hello, the sheep are so cute. Great captures! Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend!

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  7. Christine27 mei 2017 om 12:48

    My that's a sizeable flock of sheep! Very nice photos!

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  8. PerthDailyPhoto27 mei 2017 om 13:18

    Goodness that's quite a sizeable flock Marleen, I'm guessing they would also use their fleeces for wool products? Lovely rural images.

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  9. Lowell27 mei 2017 om 16:33

    I love this! Sheep are such, well, woolly animals! Mostly nice. I've never seen so many in one place. The nice thing is you don't need to worry about mowing the grass!

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  10. William Kendall27 mei 2017 om 17:13

    They must be quite efficient at keeping things trim!

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  11. willy27 mei 2017 om 19:14

    mooi en verrassend om dit te zien Marleen

    hier zie je zoiets nooit

    prettig weekend

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  12. Bill27 mei 2017 om 20:45

    Wow, that's a lot of sheep. I never seen so many gathered in one area.

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  13. Jo27 mei 2017 om 20:47

    Hi Marleen, interesting facts about those sheep. They make good natural lawnmowers! Have a great day. Jo

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  14. Halcyon29 mei 2017 om 09:10

    Sheepies!!! Do they also make wool from these sheep? I'd love to try knitting with it.

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    1. Marleen29 mei 2017 om 11:09

      I'm not sure if it will be for sale after the sheep get sheared, but probably so.

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  15. Karl29 mei 2017 om 11:11

    It's a big flock !

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  16. orvokki30 mei 2017 om 18:14

    Never seen so many sheeps as here. Lovely.

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