In the last few years we’ve made a more conscious effort to spend time in our National Parks. Whether that be Elk Island National Park or one of the mountain parks - Banff or Jasper. And while the scenery of the mountain parks is so appealing, it is the wildlife encounters that I find the most thrilling. Don’t be overly concerned about that - we have a couple of very long lenses and have no desire to put either ourselves or the animals at risk!
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![Venturing Out](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/dfe4a2d3-23de-46bf-8872-d13c0c96bb9c_rw_1920.jpg?h=b549f3d59542668574e6aa059684452e)
Venturing Out
![The Herd](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/fe3d54f7-eace-4935-8873-fef75d9edc1f_rw_1920.jpg?h=d1a29318a444fa18f5210bc0deb81262)
The Herd
![Searching for the tender greens burried beneath the snow.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/a310a372-71d4-4859-a94f-6d44d6a425c9_rw_1920.jpg?h=620c70d85c72947c43c4c605c80834f5)
Searching for the tender greens burried beneath the snow.
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![The Charge](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/7b426ca1-f29c-4c00-b656-c41b2d323c6e_rw_1920.jpg?h=c9673fb92246582b2f37efa0c790b410)
The Charge
![Posturing](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/f4e4986d-fba0-4786-b131-8eb80cf4657f_rw_1920.jpg?h=f35ac619cb0ced213464efab8d667248)
Posturing
![The Call](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/b4cce652-50e5-4355-b922-c05eebcca0f3_rw_1920.jpg?h=c6b2384074c8a9d401051aba3d3862a8)
The Call
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![Defiance](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/ad18b46d-0015-4d9e-9e3b-cfd1bb0b9e7f_rw_1920.jpg?h=f975f6f35b4af728f0e667525582ad6d)
Defiance
![There's fierce rivalry amoung the elk during rutting season. This bull elk is very aware of a younger male in the vacinity and was acting aggressively to warn him off.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/3210c4db-7034-462a-b355-f58b7afee048_rw_1920.jpg?h=8467fdabe403c705eea242432e3e4a5f)
There's fierce rivalry amoung the elk during rutting season. This bull elk is very aware of a younger male in the vacinity and was acting aggressively to warn him off.
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