We see deer so often in our valley that I rarely even remark them anymore, unless I see them doing something particularly unusual. However, on those rare occasions when we see elk here, I almost always stop and watch them if I have the time. There is one set of meadows that I aways check when I drive by in the late afternoon or early evening, and yesterday afternoon I was rewarded by seeing a herd of at least ten. Some of these were laying down when I first saw them, but aside from getting to their feet, they didn’t seem particularly worried by me stopping to take their photo.
Elk are so improbable, as if they had been constructed by someone who had heard about deer, but had never actually seen one.
Update: Jack reminds me that they are actually called wapiti.
How adearable!
Elaine – it worked!
They’re great! I’ve only seen elk once in my life and that was when I visited Colorado years ago.