Elk for pets....
the deer and elk here are so much different than the deer back east. Well, not as many people are shooting at them either! The elk in the park seem pretty tame. They just stand there ( or lay there) chewing their cud and watching you. Unless of course it's early October in the "Rut" P and I were here then to hear the bugling. we are walking along a hiking path when we see a small group in a meadow. we wander over and sit behind a large pine tree to listen to them. It's very eire to listen too. For those that haven't heard what they sound like, it's a high pitched whistle.There was one female that kept breaking away from his group to go to another bull we could hear kinda off to our right. The bull heards her back very quickly. Again she tries to run off. this time towards us...I'm thinking..can I still climb a tree? I hear the other male call again and this infeariorates the herd bull! He gives the female a poke in the butt with his horns and she goes back to the pack without question. But he whirls around and starts trotting towards our hiding spot bugling his challenge in return. We gather our cameras and stand ready to climb this tree. Luckly he stops - a group of riders on horse back go by on the trail behind us...He stops and watches them. He deems them no threat so he turns back to his women and we take it as a sign to leave. lol! Don't want to end up on national news that way!
This last weekend we went up again and of corse the elk are calm again. Cooling their heels in the snow. They are now standing roadside to have their pictures taken. See photo above.
3 comments:
What a beautiful picture. It's almost like he's glowing. Glad you two are safe! Crazy girls. I would have done the same thing though. It's so innate to want to be close to the animals.
I also recommend Yellowstone for up close wildlife viewing!
we'll all have to go sometime.
That would be fun!
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