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Tag Archives: elk
Sandhill Crane near Blacktail Pond, Yellowstone National Park
When people think of the wildlife in Yellowstone they think of wolves, bears, especially grizzlies, and elk. But there are lots of other critters. You can probably think of many others, but you may not put the sandhill crane on … Continue reading
Badger, Point Reyes National Seashore
After lunch today I decided to go out to Point Reyes. I’m anxious for the coyotes and bobcats to return to their winter ways of spending more time out during daylight hours and I hoped I’d see some today. … Continue reading
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Tagged american badger, badger, bobcat, burrowing owl, coyote, Drake's Beach, elk, pierce point, point reyes national seashore
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Big Bull Elk, Yellowstone National Park
This is the largest bull elk I saw this fall in Yellowstone. He and his harem were located south of Swan Lake. There seems to be something wrong with his right eye. He may be blind in that eye. Bulls … Continue reading
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Tagged bull elk, elk, huffington post, hunting, rocky mountain elk, Swan Lake, weather, wolves, yellowstone elk herd, yellowstone national park
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Cow Elk, Yellowstone National Park
This cow was part of a harem of about 10 cows and calves just north of Mammoth. The photo was taken shortly before sunset.
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Tagged cow elk, elk, elk photo, gardner river, mammoth, yellowstone national park
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Elk On The Run
One thing I like to see when I’m watching young animals is when they have more pent up energy than they can hold and they run around for a minute. Sometimes they hop straight up in the air before they … Continue reading
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Tagged california, elk, marin county, photo, point reyes national seashore, point reyes wildlife, tule elk calf
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A Young Bull Elk Finds An Antler to Chew On.
The young bull tule elk on the left is fortunate to have found a shed antler to chew on. Shed antlers are an important source of minerals, such as calcium. He laid down and worked on the antler for about … Continue reading
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Tagged bull tule elk, elk, photo, point reyes national seashore, point reyes wildlife, shed antler, source of minerals, tule elk
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Killing Black Bears and Selling Their Gall Bladders
Recently I wrote that the elk are dropping their antlers in Point Reyes National Seashore and the Park Service is busy picking up the antlers before the antler traders find them and remove them (which is illegal). I mentioned that … Continue reading
Bull Elk Near San Francisco
I photographed this bull Tule elk in the Elk Reserve at Point Reyes National Seashore a couple of weeks ago. The bulls are dropping their antlers there now. This bull may no longer have his. If elk have egos … Continue reading
Tule Elk’s New Antlers; A Work In Progress
This bull has shed his antlers and has the beginnings of new ones. Recently, I posted some photos of two bull elk fighting at Tomales Point and said that some bulls were already shedding their antlers. That was based on … Continue reading
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Tagged antlers, bears, elephants, elk, point reyes national seashore, sharks, shedding antlers, tigers, tule elk
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Two Bull Elk Fight
January 28, 20011. Two bull elk face each other before a post-rut sparring session. They went at it for quite a while. There was a winner and I think they’ll each remember that. There won’t be much more fighting now … Continue reading
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Tagged bull elk, dominance, elk, fight, image, photo, picture, point reyes national seashore, rut, tule elk
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