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  First Elk of the Season

Mr. Troutbend smelled this barnyard smell up the draw (near where the big tree was on the telephone lines) and there was an elk. Later this afternoon I saw the elk up on the hill behind the Brown Palace, and motioned to Mr. Tbend to tippy toe over, but in the meantime, there was an even better elk (more visible = better) in the side yard munching on grass and dandelions like there is no tomorrow.

He was not afraid of us and kept eating for a good long time while we took photos and even brought the cat out for a viewing.



That is our woodpile, and the white cube thing is a gasoline storage tank.



Buddy the Cat sees the elk.



Here is the elk leaving our yard.


posted on May 19, 2008 3:19 PM ()

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Buddy looks a little nervous to me, I should would be if I saw something that big..
comment by elfie33 on May 24, 2008 4:11 PM ()
Whoa! That is so neat!! I actually saw a deer on my way to drop off my kids to school this morning. It wouldn't be such a big deal had I not seen it across the street in a small field across from an IKEA store.
comment by shesaidwhat on May 21, 2008 9:18 AM ()
I don't think I've ever seen an elk - let alone have one in my yard. Didn't you have a moose last year too? I hope Buddy remembers why he needs to stay indoors.
comment by catdancer on May 21, 2008 8:28 AM ()
Great! Wait 'til you hear him beller out a mating call! That'll wake you up!
comment by solitaire on May 20, 2008 2:31 PM ()
No doubt Buddy frightened him away!
comment by elderjane on May 20, 2008 8:03 AM ()
Bud was upset. His eyes were nearly bugging out of his head. We took him over there to show him why he doesn't want to be an outside cat around here. He guarded the door for the rest of the day.
reply by troutbend on May 20, 2008 1:04 PM ()
Great pix, Ms. T. We're lucky when we get big birds on our lawn
and had a heron tiptoeing around in our front yard a day ago.
Elsewise, I think a raccoon tipped over our garbage pail. Ed
was not happy. But nothing like large 4-footed fauna to make
your day!
comment by tealstar on May 20, 2008 3:57 AM ()
My in-laws used to feed raccoons at their house and he hooked up the doorbell to ring when the critters passed through an electric eye. You'd be sitting there talking to the folks at night, the doorbell would ring and they'd just up and run to the back patio door to see the wildlife.
reply by troutbend on May 20, 2008 1:10 PM ()
wow! How cool is that????
comment by kristilyn3 on May 19, 2008 5:42 PM ()
They are very docile, like cows and not easily spooked. It's amazing that they are so huge.
reply by troutbend on May 20, 2008 1:11 PM ()
Beautiful!! You are back in Colorado for the summer. How nice. We got to 99 here today.
comment by texastar on May 19, 2008 4:04 PM ()
I'm with you, I don't like the heat not when it gets that hot.
reply by texastar on May 20, 2008 3:36 PM ()
Stinking Las Vegas is setting records and it is 105 there today, 108 yesterday. Tomorrow it is supposed to cool down to 85. I am so glad I'm not there! It's plenty warm enough here in the mid-80s.
reply by troutbend on May 20, 2008 1:08 PM ()
That is great.We have them around here in our wonderful state of NHGreat pictures.Buddy looks great.Is that his tongue hanging
out there?
comment by fredo on May 19, 2008 3:51 PM ()
I don't know about it being his tongue - he's got his mouth open smelling the air.
reply by troutbend on May 20, 2008 1:04 PM ()

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