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January 24, 2008

Bull Elk in Winter

Bull Elk in Winter || Canon40d/EF100-400F4-5.6L@190 | 1/160s | f5 | ISO800 | handheld

We saw this great bull elk over at Maxwell a couple of weeks ago. Though buried a bit in shadow as it was near sundown, he was unafraid as I stopped on the road less than 50 yards from where he was grazing. I didn't want to spook him by getting out of the car and setting up the tripod; thankfully I didn't shake and so the picture turned out OK. January 2008.

Posted by mike 9:45 AM | Comments/Permalink (2)
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Man, what do you think this old dude is thinking?

Posted by: Smilemaker Author Profile Page | February 8, 2008 6:37 AM

Hard to say, but I've never seen an elk stay in one place for so long; it really was awesome to be so close to such a majestic creature!

Posted by: glowrocks Author Profile Page | February 10, 2008 11:26 PM

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