Morning Elk

“An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language.”
~ Martin Buber

A young bull elk on a morning walk through the forest.

I had to stop for a beautiful bull elk and his harem as they crossed the road in front of me last night. Being the perfect gentleman, he let them cross first, then, when they were all safely on the other side, he ran full speed to catch up with them, tossing his head and kicking up his heels like a playful horse. I imagine he wanted to make sure he didn't lose any of his harem. It is rutting season, after all, when males compete for females. You don't often see them running like that; he was magnificent.

It was too dark to capture any images last night but the above photo of a young bull among the aspens was taken from my deck early one summer morning a few years back.

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