Lynn and I are housesitting for some friends that live in the foothills, and wildlife abounds here in the open spaces. Deer, elk, fox, lion, and who knows what else. Wildlife photography is definitely something that I love and only had a few opportunities to actually do. To do it well and come away with really striking images, its a lot harder than you think. Most of the time you need time and patience to plan, track, wait, and shoot wildlife images. So I've been loving the fact that all I have to do is walk onto the back deck and scout the open space for animals! Its almost armchair wildlife photography! We've been totally enjoying the herds of elk that roam here, and most days and during dinners on the back deck have been accompanied by lovely elk bugle serenades. One of the bulls was wandering around behind the house last week. Such majestic animals, most of the time we just watch them and listen...but we have to take the opportuniy for a few images....
This morning I had to slowly creep my way down the hillside to a vantage point to get a good angle. Its such a cool feeling to get stared down by a large animal....
He was giving himself a nice antler massage in the tree limbs for a good 5 minutes....
Bugling away....
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