You just never know what you might see when you’re in the mountains. Last week’s episode of the bull elk rescue caught in the swing set is a perfect case and point. None of the photographers or elk watchers ever expected to see what they did that day. Just in case you haven’t seen the photos, videos, and stories about this event I am listing some links that tell the story:
My Blog
My Son’s Blog
Brad Myer’s Blog
Shane Myer’s Blog
Willard Hill’s Blog
We didn’t see many elk last week. It was very hot and humid so the elk were probably seeking relief in the out of way places. My son and I only saw two bulls in three days, not counting a couple spikes. However, not all was lost. While we didn’t see as many elk as usual, we did see a lot of wildlife. We saw 5 bear, including a sow and 3 cubs, 10 deer, 52 turkey, and a hawk!
Today I am posting a photograph of the one turkey we saw. I do not have many photographs of turkey because they are elusive and difficult to photograph in the wild. They are beautiful creatures and seeing 52 in 3 days was incredible. Some were hens, some were babies, and some were gobblers. This is a photo of one of the gobblers. He was walking up the mountain and the goldenrod provided a very nice background for this photo.
As I said, you just never know what you might see when you’re in the mountains.
