Elk

On our recent road trip in the US, we spent some time at Five Springs, on the edge of the Big Horn mountains in Wyoming. This is one of my favorite spots for paragliding, hiking, and nature photography. One day we went for a hike along a ridge with some high alpine meadows. We were lucky to see a herd of elk with lots of young ones. We were far enough away that they didn't immediately leave, so we got a chance for some photographs.

It was hard to get an accurate count of them since they were moving in and out of view. But there were lots, I would guess 30 to 40 in total. One of them had a radio collar. (right most)

I took lots of photos but they're all quite similar.

Despite sensing our presence, they were still calm enough for this mother to let her little one feed.