Description
A male elk grazing on a dandelion crop captured near Jasper National Park. Only male elk have antlers and bulls shed and grow a new set of antlers every year. New antlers are covered in fuzzy skin called velvet - by late summer the velvet peels away and by September the antlers are solid bone. A set of antlers on a mature bull can weigh up to 40 pounds. The one photographed here is showing new growth starting in Spring with the velvet covering the antlers.
Taken By
Lori Bote
Taken On
May 20, 2015
Tagged
elk
elk_bull
spring
rocky_mountains
jasper
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Focal:
115
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Shutter speed:
0.005
sec
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Aperture: f/
2.8
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ISO: 200
