Yesterday I took out the McGill’s for a photo safari. We shot sunrise then heading out looking for animals. The elk soon showed up and we got some good shots with them. Then we did some landscapes and snow abstracts and headed to find Big Horn Sheep. We found 3 ewes up on the hill [...]
Archive for the ‘Elk’ Category
Photography with the McGills with special guests, Big Horn Sheep
Posted in Big Horn Sheep, Elk, Photography, Safari, Wildlife, tagged Big Horn Sheep, Colorado, Estes Park, Ram, Rocky Mountain National Park, Wildlife Photography on March 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Happy New Year with Elk
Posted in Elk, Photography, Safari, tagged Colorado, Elk Yearling, Estes Park, Photo Safari, Rocky Mountain National Park, Wildlife Photography on January 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The New Year started with a good number of tours, Jan. 4th Jennifer and Josh Stern from Miami headed out for a Photo Safari. The elk were more than happy to pose and we had a great sunrise over the Mummy Range.
The Holidays are Coming, even the elk get ready for Christmas by putting up the lights
Posted in Elk, Photography, Wildlife, tagged Bull Elk, Christmas, christmas lights, Colorado, Elk, Estes Park, McGregor Mountain Lodge, Rocky Mountain National Park on November 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
While on a photo safari with Mike from Kansas we visited the McGregor Mountain Lodge and were pleasantly surprised by two big bull elk, one being Lefty. A bull with a funky left ear who seems to visit every winter season to the bird feeders. Well Lefty’s friend got into the Christmas Lights getting festive [...]
Holy Elk Herd!
Posted in Elk, Wildlife, tagged Colorado, Elk Herd Panorama, Estes Park, Moraine Park, November, Rocky Mountain National Park on November 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
While scouting around this afternoon I wanted to head out to Moraine Park to see if the gigantic elk herd that was there yesterday was there again today. It definitely was. In the shot below I used Photoshop’s counting tool, and added the 8 elk that are around the corner out of view. The total, [...]
Frosty Photo Safari
Posted in Elk, Photography, Safari, Wildlife, tagged Alluvial Fan, Elk, Estes Park, Mule Deer, Photography, Rocky Mountain National Park, Safari on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Went out with Graig from Missouri and had a great few moments of sunrise in Moraine Park, had some nice elk encounters, focused on the ice and frost up around the Glacier Gorge area. Beyond some stellar’s jays the small animal highlight was an Abert’s Squirrel running from the much smaller Pine Squirrel through the [...]
Good Birding and oh yeah, there are some elk
Posted in Elk, Photography, Wildlife, tagged Bull Elk, Estes Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Wildlife Photography on September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Spent the morning with fellow instructors for the Rocky Mountain Nature Association, very intriguing. Then had an evening Safari where we spotted a Brown-capped Rosy Finch on the tundra, a Great Horned Owl, and then there was some great elk action.
Good Morning Good Night
Posted in Elk, Wildlife, tagged Beaver, Coyote, Elk, Estes Park, Moose, Rocky Mountian National Park, Wildlife on September 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Had two tours today, the morning with a couple from New York City, we started off with the elk rut in the meadows, then watched as a family of 6 coyotes played near some elk then literally walked right past us. Headed down the valley and found 2 bull Moose in Moraine Park. In the afternoon [...]
Elk in the Sun
Posted in Elk, Wildlife on September 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Another mostly cloudy day, but this evening was a Ram’s Horn Elk Spectacular night and the sun came out for a bit, and the elk didn’t disappoint. There were 4 main harems and probably 15+ satellite bulls. It was a blast watching all the squabbles and misplaced hopes of getting a girlfriend. We had it [...]
Seley Wildlife Safari
Posted in Elk, Wildlife on September 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Took the Seley family out for a wildlife safari, it was gray and cloudy with a few sprinkles, but we never got the snow they predicted. So we hit up Bear Lake and saw tons of small mammals like Least Chipmunks and Pine Squirrels and saw the amazing fall color. Watched the Elk rut behavior and had [...]
A Good Rut is about girls causing trouble
Posted in Elk, Wildlife, tagged Elk, Estes Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Rut, Safari, Wildlife on September 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Elk rut is on and there has been some great action. Lots of posturing, a few chases, young guys sparring for later years, and a fight every once in a while. All the action comes from the girls straying too far from the rest of the herd, or if they decide the bull on [...]
