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| He was intently listening to an elk bugling a little way off. I don't know, but I'm guessing deer and elk don't get along. |
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| It looks like he is beginning to lose the velvet on his antlers. |
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| The elk just kept him focused in that direction. That almost bare spot between me and him is the area I cleared yesterday. |
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| Isn't he handsome? |
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| And still that damn elk is disturbing him! Oops, I moved and blurred the photo. |
It was good to see him. It has been so fun watching him and his brother grow up. I hope they always come back until they die of old age. Another end is just not acceptable.
You are so fortunate to have this kind of wildlife so near you. I envy you. I would love to see the elk. How close do they come?
ReplyDeleteHow cool!!!
ReplyDeleteLinda, the elk come close, but I never see them. I've found their droppings on my property as close as 20-25 feet from the house, and I hear them at times when they sound maybe twice that distance from the house. But they don't show themselves. They come around at night, apparently. Now, I did see one very early one morning on the road about 3/4 mile from here. That's when you are most likely to see them, around sunrise and sunset.
ReplyDeleteCaroline, YES!!! I love how calm he is with me out there. You know he doesn't seem me as a threat.
ReplyDeleteThey are nice to look at if they stay in the woods where they belong. Moose, elk and deer have been the cause of many deadly accidents, and I know for a fact because we hit a deer in rural New Brunswick and almost didnt live to tell the tale.
ReplyDeleteI hear that, Ruth. One has to drive very cautiously here. A couple years ago, I was saddened to see a doe elk down in the road, not dead but badly injured. Nothing to do but call the sheriff. Colliding with a deer can be deadly; with an elk more so, and I'm guessing with a moose .... shudder. Yeah, I like 'em in the woods, too.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful animal Lyn and it is easy to understand your enjoyment of watching these lovely creatures.
ReplyDeleteI have always enjoyed the deer here. Even if the do eat some of my flowers!
ReplyDeleteI have been tossing mellon rinds out for them (or someone) and they are always gone in the morning
Moni, yes, it's a delight.
ReplyDeleteMerikay, that flower eating stuff stinks! But I figure it's my place to take measures to protect the vegetation, since I'm living on their land!