Elk Crossing II

A large gaggle of elk cross the road near the entrance to the beach at Seaside, OR.  The adults seem to form a wall that all the babies then walk through.  So cool.

Elk Swim Club

Fighting! But we're all still friends.

It's amazing that every one of these fights ended with the animals simply stopping and continuing to hang out or eat.  So maybe "playing" would be a better word than "fighting".

Babies!

Not From Our Yard

Since the pandemic has me missing travel so much, I've decided to branch out on the blog and include some of my favorite travel videos I've shot in the past couple of years.  This is from the Oregon Coast - a gang of elk walks up a residential street... the kids are so adorable.

Ducks say, "What's up?"

Ducks float on in to see what's happening with the cool crowd of elk at the pond. You can see one elk notice them for a moment, but she is unimpressed.

Skull of Destiny

 Near our hoops court is an aging elk skull that is equal parts haunting and beautiful (especially with all the moss and leaves on it). Many animals visit the skull - these are just some of them in the last two months (shown chronologically). You'll see bears, raccoons, deer, bobcats, elk and coyotes. Several of the elk chew on the bones and many of the animals react to the skull.  You'll even see a three-legged coyote - who made me sad when I first saw her, but now inspires me because she does so well and gets around as easy as the rest of her pack. Notice that most of the clips are from the night time. Maybe that's because that's when they feel the elk spirit the strongest! 

No Roughhousing in the Pond!

 

Bobcat Hearts Elk Spirit

Just one day after the elk skull terrified an unsuspecting raccoon, this bobcat had the opposite reaction.  Loving every second of their encounter.

June 14th

A variety of animals hung out around the house on June 14th - I made this video from different clips from that day.  I had to slow down the bobcat clip because she went by so quickly.  This was actually the first day we saw the baby bear that we have now seen a couple more times since.

Friends Forever

A truly beautiful and bizarre scene.  An elk finds the bones and skull of an elk that died near our court several years ago.  The elk starts chewing on one of the bones and decides to lay down and join the skull for a visit.  Surreal.

A Tasty Chair for an Early Rising Elk

Yesterday at a little after 5am, this Elk had a fresh idea for breakfast.

Nodding Off

Please keep it down when you watch this video as to not wake this nice elk - who stayed and slept here for a couple of hours.

Elk Pond Party

Several elk hang out at the pond - one gets a little too close to the camera.  I particularly like the reflections of the elk on the far side of the pond.

Ghost Elk

From February - on a snowy night, Ghost Elk invade the moors of our yard.

Random Cool Pics

A group of elk doing their best to look majestic...

Weird and cool night shot of a bat that looks like an X-ray.

This bear's nose is shaped perfectly like a heart.

That's me in the background trying to get by the deer without disturbing her.  Obviously, she sees me.

Elky McBitey

At the pond, this elk seems to be threatening her buddy with "Death by a thousand small bites" - meanwhile, two ducks look on wondering what all the ruckus is about.

Nice Snowy Pics

Random Vids II - (Including the Great Pumpkin Incident and aftermath)

Random Vids