superb image David.... somehow captures the curiosity of the young (no pun) and the direct interaction of the animal and you... Steve On Oct 16, 2005, at 8:52 AM, David Young wrote: > Elk rut in the fall and give birth to their young in the spring. > > This shot, taken just a 10 days ago, is of an elk (Elklette? Just > what > do you call a baby elk?) who was suckling his mother, just moments > before, so he (she?) was obviously born in the very late spring. > > Having discovered me, he was a curious about me, as I was about him. > > This curiosity can be seen at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/ > elklette.htm > > Comments, criticism appreciated, as always.... > > Thanks for looking. > > PS: does anybody here know the species of Elk found in the Banff/ > Jasper > area? I'd always understood they were transplanted Roosevelt Elk, but > all the references I can find say they're Rocky Mountain Elk. > Expertise > appreciated! > > -- > David Young, > Logan Lake, BC > CANADA. > > Personal Web-site at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt > Leica Reflex Forum web-page: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm > > ------ > Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm > Archives are at: > www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm Archives are at: www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/