Scrub Oak - With A Friend
52 Weeks of Pix 2015
Week 40 of 52
Theme: Trees
I took a recent camping trip to the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge just outside Lawton, OK. That's where I saw this big guy posing with a Scrub Oak just off the road.
The Refuge concentrates on preservation of three species: Elk, Bison and Longhorn Cattle. It is said the refuge has the largest stretch of mixed grass prairie in North America.
During the elk rutting season a local "friends of the Wichitas'" group run Elk Bugling Tours in the early morning and late evening. I called while on the way there to see if they had any open spots on that evening's tour. They had a single cancelation and I was able to get that spot.
Images of the elk are being uploaded to the following album:
www.flickr.com/photos/20943622@N08/albums/72157659520090156
Wikipedia on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge:
en.wikipedia.org/…/Wichita_Mountains_Wildlife_Refuge
All images are shot with a Nikon D7200 in HDR using Photomatix Pro processing.
Scrub Oak - With A Friend
52 Weeks of Pix 2015
Week 40 of 52
Theme: Trees
I took a recent camping trip to the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge just outside Lawton, OK. That's where I saw this big guy posing with a Scrub Oak just off the road.
The Refuge concentrates on preservation of three species: Elk, Bison and Longhorn Cattle. It is said the refuge has the largest stretch of mixed grass prairie in North America.
During the elk rutting season a local "friends of the Wichitas'" group run Elk Bugling Tours in the early morning and late evening. I called while on the way there to see if they had any open spots on that evening's tour. They had a single cancelation and I was able to get that spot.
Images of the elk are being uploaded to the following album:
www.flickr.com/photos/20943622@N08/albums/72157659520090156
Wikipedia on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge:
en.wikipedia.org/…/Wichita_Mountains_Wildlife_Refuge
All images are shot with a Nikon D7200 in HDR using Photomatix Pro processing.