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May 09, 2009 17:22 |  #1

....which bird seed he prefers.



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May 09, 2009 22:11 |  #2

Neat shot. Too bad the railing, or whatever it is, got in the way.


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May 10, 2009 06:45 |  #3

It was an 'either/or' shot from the road...this one's a little better and comes with a male house finch waiting his turn.......



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May 10, 2009 19:30 |  #4

That's interesting, I wouldn't have guessed an elk would be attracted to bird seed, at least in a feeder like that. It looks like that bull is growing a pretty decent set of antlers.


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May 10, 2009 20:42 |  #5

No telling what an elk will eat in tough times but it's not like there isn't plenty of graze around so I'm not sure what a mouthful of seed does for him. He's a big 'un...his bases are big around and his brow tines are already long. He's a little raggedy and thin but he'll fill out quick. Come fall he'll be up the road in the park fighting for his legacy.

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May 11, 2009 14:03 as a reply to  @ oldtimingman's post |  #6

Sure doesn't seem like that will fill him up. Nice pictures.


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Nov 05, 2009 17:14 |  #7

update: Once a birdseed bandit always a birdseed bandit? Same guy?


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Nov 06, 2009 08:21 |  #8

Where do you buy those elk feeders, I'm sure there is a huge market for them. That's crazy.




  
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Nov 06, 2009 08:23 |  #9

amazing sharpness to these images!
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Nov 07, 2009 13:27 |  #10

thanks.....I think this guy is a pet of the lodge. They have rows of bungalows/cabins for rent and each has a bird/elk feeder in the front yard facing the road. On the way back from the Park we pulled in check out the place. There's a single lane one way asphalt road that runs around each line of cabins. He was laying on the asphalt road in the sun chewing his cud. I drove past him slowly without stopping. I would have hit his rack if I opened my door. He was prolly waiting for them to fill up the feeders again.


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