Elk and North American wildlife
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Hint, they're on your right...
Actually the primary target was up the road on the left, a huge bull elk (shown in comments). I was first one, didn't take long before more stopped.
His girls were gathered around my car paying us no mind. The bull was warier keeping more distance. They must get tired of this.
Taken just north of Jasper AB. The place to be during the rut in the fall.
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He keeps moving along while she checks me out. I was just another of the many paparazzi that seek them near Jasper Alberta.
She wasn't alone, as he had a large harem of a dozen other cows nearby. He must be good at that bugling and battling game.
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Have a wonderful Spring weekend!
Two younger North American Elk (Cervus canadensis) bulls practicing their skills at sparing in preparation for the time of year when they enter the ring to see which bull dominates and controls the harem of eligible cows. This observation was recorded along the highway in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
23 November, 2016.
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North American Elk (Cervus canadensis) or "Wapiti" bull bugling to establish his presence in the area. He was surrounded by a number of cows and calves in the pine woods in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
19 September, 2016.
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A bull Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) walks near the picnic tables at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Early European settlers in North America called this animal an "elk" which is a word usually used in Europe for a moose. This causes some cofusion among some European visitors. The other name used for elk is wapiti which is a Shawnee word which means "white rumped deer" or "white deer". To make things even more confusing, Cervus elaphus has also been called Cervus canadensis and that name is still in use by some. There are 3 subspecies of elaphus recognized currently in the United States. Of these subspecies, the Rocky Mountain elk have the largest population and the widest distribution.
After many visits to Elk Island National Park, I finally caught an Elk. This was taken shortly after sun-up. It was just below freezing and that is frost on the Elk.
North American Elk (Cervus canadensis) bull resting and regaining his energy reserves after a hectic "rut" season with his herd of cows in the mixed woods of Jasper National Park near the town of Jasper, Alberta, Canada.
This bull must have had some very strenuous battles from the number of broken tines it is sporting on its antler rack.
13 November, 2018.
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Elk bull / Wapiti (Cervus canadensis)
close to Athabasca River
Pine Bungalows, Jasper, AB, Canada
Seldom do I venture out to Great Smoky Mountains National Park that I don't see at least one elk. This one was spotted along Heintooga Ridge Road off the Blue Ridge Parkway.
We had one very rough hiking day in the middle of our backpacking trip. The entire trip was planned around it. The total length was twelve miles long. After a couple of miles in the morning we hiked up from 9,000 feet in elevation to a ridge that was over 12,000 feet. We hiked along the ridge for miles before dropping back down to 9,000 feet. The last mile and a half was another 1,500 foot climb to our site. The last climb was at the end of the hike and I was not sure that we would make it. At this point it was literally one step at a time. We were stumbling up the trail when this elk leapt from the bushes to our right. He was so close. My eyes were about equal to the middle of his body as he soared past us. I gasped and held my breathe as he rambled down a ravine, up the other side and then spun around to confront us. I finally started breathing again, snapped this pic and then, filled with adrenaline, powered up the last mile. We had never set up camp and got in our tents so quickly before.
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North American Elk (Cervus canadensis) stalking through the woods in response to the bugle or call of another bull elk. This interaction occurred near the town of Jasper in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
19 September, 2016.
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Elk eerste volle weekend van September vind bij de VSM het evenement terug naar toen plaats. Dit jaar met als grote verrassing de 2530 die weer is terug gebracht naar zijn originele kleur, lila zoals deze bij aflevering had. Op 8 September 2019 is de fraaie machine net uit Apeldoorn vertrokken met een goederentrein als deze de fotograven passeert ter hoogte van Lieren, opweg richting Beekbergen.
North American Elk (Cervus canadensis) with an attitude towards photographers taking its picture. It was interesting watching different behaviour by this bull and several others in a small group one afternoon last fall in Jasper National park, Alberta, Canada.
23 November, 2016.
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A majestic tule elk bull at Point Reyes National Seashore. Just heard of the plans of the park management of culling some of the elks there to protect farmland... Hope they find another solution!
Sometimes, you just get lucky. Needed to find a bathroom while in the park this morning, and came across this guy, just eating grass and ignoring me.
This bull elk was pawing, snorting and warning an incoming bull that he wasn't into sharing his harum. He was bigger and better equipped. The other bull wisely took notice and tried his luck elsewhere.
Nature is so entertaining huh?
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