Hmmm - should we move on maybe?

Luckily our neighbour had notified us that she was doing a controlled burn - it would have been quite scary otherwise. We were amazed by the nonchalance of the alpacas....

[JackieR]

Wow what details here and colours. How much was burnt.

[Joanna kate]

Looks a decent burn off

[Casablanca]

What a dramatic shot, I love it. Oblivious sheep!

[Rob Z]

@30pics4jackiesdiamond Hi Jackie - our neighbour has 50 odd acres of forest but I think they only burnt a small section - about 10 acres. Apparently they do it bit by bit.

[Rob Z]

@joannakate Hi Joanna - I think they will have to come back - they ran out of time and only got the back done.

[Rob Z]

@casablanca Hi Casablanca - it got a even more dramatic at one point - an old tree crashed down in a huge wall of fire. The stupid animals were alpacas - but I think you are right - they are just as dense as sheep! Although they did look when the tree crashed down! :)

[Caterina]

Very interesting field photography should we say? Very dramatic, the fire the colours and the alpacas. Fav

[Taffy]

It's like they knew it was all under control. Clever title for the sixws.

[Suzanne]

Oh my, I cant get my head round setting fires on purpose. Are they your Alpacas Rob? we have Llamas across the road, they make me chuckle!

[Casablanca]

@robz Oh my, they only looked up?!? Bonkers! Alpacas.....of course they are, but they so looked like freshly shorn sheep to me!

[Rob Z]

@caterina Hi Caterina - thanks for your comment and the fav! I like your idea of field photography - we've got lots of fields-but not many streets! :)

[Rob Z]

@taffy Hi Taffy _ I think you might be being very kind to the alpacas - it probably didn't even occur to them to be worried. They seem to be particularly dumb!. I love the sixws challenge - always a challenge to find the six words to say what you want. I'm glad you liked this one. Thanks for your comment. Cheers Rb

[Rob Z]

@suzanne234 Hi Suzanne - controlled burns are recommended here to help prevent catastrophic bush fires - and some native plants can only germinate after their seeds have been through a fire. However, it is still a bit of a worry - sometime the fires get away! The alpacas belong to our neighbour - she also has a llama. The llama seems to be a much nicer animal - the alpacas are pretty horrible - they actually terrorize our dog!. Thanks for having a look - cheers Rob.

[Rob Z]

@casablanca Hi Casablanca - funny that you should say they look like sheep - our neighbour owns them and at one stage she also had a sheep - she inherited it as a companion animal for a horse. Once she got the alpacas the sheep was quite conflicted - he couldn't decide whether he was a horse or an alpaca! I don't like the alpacas - they terrorize our dog - even when she's in her own yard! :)

[Marloes]

Great shot. What a ‘cool’ Alpacas ;-)

[Rob Z]

@stimuloog Thanks Marloes - unfortunately they don't seem to be the most intelligent creatures.....

[Granagringa]

This is so interesting...and so many parts of it could stand alone as a separate shot, all with their own good composition....left half, right half, lower portion and upper, each part could stand alone.

[Rob Z]

@granagringa Your comment was so useful - when I had a look at it what you have said was so obvious. It was almost like a composite of parts - that's probably what made it so interesting to watch! :)