While sat on a grassy bank by the river's edge, busy snapping damsel flies, my wife gave me a call. So I was too distracted to notice the three curious cows that had crept up behind me and were looking over my shoulder to see what I was doing. Now, I adore cows, so I reached out and started petting their noses, which amused me because then I noticed a couple and their daughter trapped behind a gate, too afraid of the cows to continue along the path, astonished at my calmness 😂💕🐄 #CowsOfMastodon

A close up of a cow's dark and beautiful eye, reflecting the river and distant mountains behind

Shot of a cow's head and shoulders, the top of its head and ears just missing the frame, looking down at the lil' person taking her photo from ground level

A soft focus magical shot of three black and white dairy cows grazing in a small clearing of a wooded area, next to the river's edge

A black and white cow, seen from the ground below and looking down at me, while stood next to a tree and in the shade of a wooded surrounding