Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Swaledale Sheep, Lake District, England - June 2009.jpg
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Swaledale_Sheep%2C_Lake_District%2C_England_-_June_2009.jpg/316px-Swaledale_Sheep%2C_Lake_District%2C_England_-_June_2009.jpg)
- Reason
- It's a very detailed and interesting view of the Swaledale breed of sheep, native to the north of England. This photo is taken in its natural habitat, the fells of Cumbria.
- Articles this image appears in
- Swaledale (sheep)
- Creator
- User:Diliff
- Support as nominator --Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 20:31, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
- Support — Aitias // discussion 01:29, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
- Support Another one where I'd have cropped it less tight at the top, but it's still probably the best sheep shot we have, complete with winnets. --mikaultalk 01:57, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
- Support per nom. Durova279 02:44, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
- Support per nom. --Massimo Catarinella (talk) 14:00, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
- Support nice capture and funny (due to the facial expression and the glass clinging on the neck)--Caspian blue 17:44, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
- Support Noodle snacks (talk) 00:20, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
- Support - great aesthetics, but are they normally supposed to have some pink in their coat? Ottava Rima (talk) 00:17, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
- Yes, it's called raddling. --mikaultalk 00:47, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
- A fellow came up from Wales and spilled half a glass of wine on its back. Durova280 00:48, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
- Yes, it's called raddling. --mikaultalk 00:47, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
- Support As one of the english wikipedia's most active, sheep
friendlyexperiencedsaavy welshman, I concur that this fine specimen has been captured in all its glory and I may have to examine it more closely in my own time :) Seddσn talk|WikimediaUK 00:51, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
Promoted File:Swaledale Sheep, Lake District, England - June 2009.jpg - ☩Damërung ☩. -- 08:56, 26 July 2009 (UTC)