Elk - Rocky Mountain National Park

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MalcolmP

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Shots from earlier this week. Bulls are ready, cows not willing just yet. First two at about 11,000 feet, third is at Sprague Lake at 8,688 Feet.
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NorthernFocus said:
Nice set. The bull in that first shot is going to be a busy boy keeping track of all those ladies.
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RichF said:
the bull elk in the 2nd image looks much larger than the cows. Massive, really. Very nice set
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Thank you Dan. Thank you Rich. Two separate groups. The first is at dawn at the top of a ridge and there were at least 20 cows for him to tend to. The second is at sunset in the valley below the ridge. I'm not a good judge of distance but I'd say I was 1,500 feet away and 150 higher in elevation with a 500PF + 1.4 Teleconverter. The second image above is as shot, not cropped. This is a panorama stitched together from a number of panels in which he doesn't look as massive but then perhaps the cows don't either and he's standing at an angle. I counted 17 + cows. He never stopped moving, giving each one his attention and chasing those that wandered off, like the gals on the right, back into the fold. A couple of memorable sights.
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