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Aerial View of Merino Sheep Muster on Expansive NSW Pastoral Landscape A dense, tightly-packed flock of pristine white Merino sheep spreads across a golden-brown earthen paddock, creating a striking organic shape against the muted green and ochre terrain of a vast New South Wales pastoral station. The sheep form a remarkable living carpet, clustered together with remarkable uniformity, surrounded by dry grasslands and dusty track lines that reveal the sparse, rugged beauty of Australian agricultural country. Lone sentinel trees punctuate the landscape, providing subtle context to the immensity of the scene and the precision of livestock management. The aerial perspective captures the remarkable scale of Australian sheep farming, where thousands of animals can be carefully coordinated and moved across seemingly endless terrain. Soft shadows and warm light suggest early morning or late afternoon, when mustering operations typically occur to minimize heat stress on the livestock. This image embodies the disciplined choreography of agricultural practice, where human intervention and natural landscape merge in a dance of survival and productivity.