Tule Elk Calf, Point Reyes National Seashore
This is one of two calves I photographed a couple of days ago in the elk preserve. The other was much smaller (and younger). It was also noticeably darker.
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Blacktail Buck
This buck was grazing in a rancher’s field. H e must have liked what he was eating given how stuffed his cheeks are.
A Coyote Jumps Over the Moon.
Pardon the hyperbole, but if a cow can jump over the moon why not a coyote? This photo was taken last winter. I’ve never seen a coyote jump this high while mousing (or doing anything else). This is the coyote I’ve covered before, including the day before yesterday, with the injured right foreleg. It looks swollen at the wrist. Nevertheless, he landed front feet first.
Coyote Crosses A Ranch, Point Reyes National Seashore
This coyote has a swollen area under his left eye. This is the same coyote I’ve posted photos of before. He had an injury to his right foreleg which caused him to limp last winter, but that seems to have healed. As an old friend of mine is fond of saying: “Life is tough.”
Yearling Elk Releases Some Steam
It’s not only the calves that need to run to release some pent up energy. This yearling needs to do it as well. He has that crazy look in his eyes. I can remember having that same need to run fast for no reason other than to just do it. That was a long time ago.
“Hey Mom, What About the Ones With Only Two Legs”?
“Can they run? Are they dangerous?” OK, deer don’t talk per se. Do you ever wonder how animal parents teach their offspring how to survive? The young learn a lot by just watching their mother and doing what she does. That makes it relatively easy to learn what to eat. Taste also informs them. But what about things like the first time they see a coyote or us? Is it pure instinct to go on alert? I think so. But I also know deer can vocalize. I’ve heard it. I know they also stamp their hooves when they are alerted to danger. I’ve seen that. I wonder what other ways a doe communicates with her offspring.
Elk On The Run
One thing I like to see when I’m watching young animals is when they have more pent up energy than they can hold and they run around for a minute. Sometimes they hop straight up in the air before they take off. Ah, to be young again.
