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The Social Side of the Pennsylvania Elk
Elk are definitely social animals. Bulls make their presence known in the fall rut by bugling. Cows call their young with a verbal call. Elk congregate and move around in herds and if you spend any...
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Photo Tip Tuesday – Getting Closer
Getting closer to the subject is the name of the game in wildlife photography. Yes, sometimes we do want to include the surrounding environment and habitat that wildlife call their home, but getting...
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The Whites of Their Eyes
Animal behavior shows a lot about their comfort level. If they are feeding, for example, this shows they are relaxed and not too worried about any impending danger. But most animals reveal specific...
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Muddy Elk Antlers
The fall rut is always an exciting time filled with lots of action. This bull is lying down, but you can clearly see the signs of this exciting season just by looking at his antlers — they are coated...
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Time Behind the Camera
I like to say and I do believe, “There’s no better place to be than behind the viewfinder!” If you enjoy photography, I think you will agree at least to on some level. Just to be able to spend time...
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The Bugles of Fall
If you ever heard a bull elk bugle in the fall, then these photographs will hopefully illustrate these exciting sounds! The bugle of an eager bull in the rut is an undistinguishable and sometimes...
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Pennsylvania Elk Photography Experience #7 – Fall Rut
The last week of September greeted us with spectacular fall-like weather. The temperature was cool and the elk were clearly in the heat of the annual rut. The breeding season for the Pennsylvania can...
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Big Bulls Close-Up
When I was a teenager the television commercial for Close-Up Toothpaste had me convinced that if I bought their specific brand I would have girls close-up. I will not reveal any more of my teenage...
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Decent Bull, Bigger Sky
I photographed this decent bull in the last week of September on our Pennsylvania Elk Photography Experience. He is a decent bull, about average for the current elk herd in Pennsylvania. There is a...
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Bull Getting into a Frenzy!
The fall rut in Pennsylvania is filled with amazing action and mysterious sounds. Bull elk work extremely hard to make their presence known and remind other competing bulls that it will not be easy to...
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