Two weeks ago I drove to Bodega to deliver a photographic print purchased as a gift.
The image she selected was a cow above the tall cliffs just north of Jenner.
On my way back, I spied a cow alongside route 1 with a placenta hanging out her backside.
What follows are a fraction of the amazing images I recorded as she gave birth to one huge calf.
The rancher said it was her first calf, a very large female, born to a large two-year old cow.
Less than fifteen minutes after being flung from her mothers’ uterus, this tiny cow struggled on noodle-wet legs to stand for the first time. Her mother licking her from head to toe during the entire process.
Click an image to see a larger version.
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