holiday by the sea
I took this photo on the day in August when Tidda later got lost, and that's why I never got around to posting it.
It was quite an interesting story in itself. A close group of five or six large Roosevelt elk had come into town. They crossed the busy Highway 101 and settled in this area right by the beach. It may not look it, but this is very near to roads and houses and people walking dogs and tourists on the beach and all kinds of activity. It was quite surprising to see them there and they stayed in that area for several weeks! People who have lived here for decades told me they had never seen them so close to town before.
It seemed they had come for a grazing holiday on the hardy and rough vegetation that grows there, and also to walk on the beach, where I often saw their hoof prints. That's how I was first alerted to their presence.
If I hadn't been so preoccupied with searching for Tidda, I probably could've gotten some nice photos during those weeks they spent by the sea because they were quite tolerant of human onlookers. In fact, they were helpful to me because this was exactly the same area where I suspected that Tidda might be hiding and wherever I saw the elk, I figured I didn't have to search for Tidda there. I also paid attention to their demeanor, hoping I might recognize if they detect a canine presence nearby. I don't know if Tidda ever encountered them.
holiday by the sea
I took this photo on the day in August when Tidda later got lost, and that's why I never got around to posting it.
It was quite an interesting story in itself. A close group of five or six large Roosevelt elk had come into town. They crossed the busy Highway 101 and settled in this area right by the beach. It may not look it, but this is very near to roads and houses and people walking dogs and tourists on the beach and all kinds of activity. It was quite surprising to see them there and they stayed in that area for several weeks! People who have lived here for decades told me they had never seen them so close to town before.
It seemed they had come for a grazing holiday on the hardy and rough vegetation that grows there, and also to walk on the beach, where I often saw their hoof prints. That's how I was first alerted to their presence.
If I hadn't been so preoccupied with searching for Tidda, I probably could've gotten some nice photos during those weeks they spent by the sea because they were quite tolerant of human onlookers. In fact, they were helpful to me because this was exactly the same area where I suspected that Tidda might be hiding and wherever I saw the elk, I figured I didn't have to search for Tidda there. I also paid attention to their demeanor, hoping I might recognize if they detect a canine presence nearby. I don't know if Tidda ever encountered them.