the elk group
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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.
Thanks for taking a look!
We have returned from our travels and it was truly a "photo feast". I came back with over 3000 images so it will be a long editing process. I will post a few at a time as I get them sorted and filed.
There were several elk herds in the park; the following images are of two different herds at varying elevations.
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This four or five month old Elk Calf is growing up fast, its probably towards the end of its mother allowing it to nurse, and I'm sure its also become quite bewildered witnessing its first Elk Rut !!
Jasper National Park
This Rocky Mountain Elk cow was photographed during the last stop on our third excursion of 2022, Grand Teton National Park.
Though it would be at the very early stage of calving season, her behavior led us to believe she may have had a calf lying low in the sagebrush nearby. She marched quite assertively toward our car and turned sideways as if to block any further approach. When I started slowly backing away, she kept moving toward us for a moment, like she wanted to be sure we were leaving.
Cow elk are much more aggressive towards people during calving season. We were chased by one in the same park a few years ago when we encountered her coming around a blind curve in a trail we were hiking. Apparently, they aren't the least bit intimidated by a two-ton SUV either.
All the other elk we encountered in the park were way more skittish and always moved away from our car if we stopped even for a few seconds.
A side note: We wanted to stay longer to see if we could spot the calf, but we respected her wishes that we be gone. So we only stopped long enough to fire off a few shots before leaving.
North American Elk (Cervus canadensis) or "Wapiti" bull pursuing a number of cows and calves in the pine woods in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. He spent a lot of time pursuing and herding these cows to keep them in a tight group.
19 September, 2016.
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During a trip to Lake Pillsbury in northern California several years ago, I observed this bull elk keeping a close eye on his harem of eight cows. There were several herds of elk in the area, and, though the woods were mainly silent, the sound of bugling elk was almost constant, especially in the early morning and evening. For me, living in suburbia and seldom getting into country like this any more, it was a thrill. Who could ask for anything more?
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I'm back in random mode. No theme/series until I can think of one.
As summer creeps along, and even though it's early in the season, I'm already looking forward to autumn, and particularly, our annual visit to the elk rut. This shot is from that event in Rocky Mountain National Park three years ago.
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.
... is wishing you a happy Monday !
Elk bull / Wapiti (Cervus canadensis)
close to Athabasca River
Pine Bungalows, Jasper, AB, Canada
Elk were reintroduced to northern Arkansas beginning in 1981 after being absent from the state for more than a century. Today, the Buffalo National River region supports a thriving elk population. In late summer, mature bulls begin shedding the velvet that nourished their growing antlers. The hardening of the antlers and shedding of velvet signal the approach of the fall rut, or breeding season, when bulls bugle, gather groups of cows, and compete with other males for breeding opportunities
North American Elk (Cervus canadensis) calf grazing in the understory of the mixed aspen/spruce woods near the Town of Jasper in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
14 November, 2018.
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North American Elk (Cervus canadensis) or "wapiti" bull tending to an itch on its backside while grazing along the highway in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
23 November, 2016.
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This bull came into the creek at last light on my last day of shooting. Thirty minutes earlier would have been nice.
Made a quick dash out to Point Reyes yesterday morning. I photographed this bull from my car and had a few seconds to get this close shot.
Elk Mountain offers sub-alpine vegetation, with superb views. It is moderately challenging year-round destination for hikers in the Abbotsford, Chilliwack area, and can be enjoyed in a half or full day excursion. In the distance is Sumas Prairie, part of the eastern Fraser Valley, with the Coast Mountain Range on the horizon.
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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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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