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Author Topic: Nature at it:s best  (Read 584 times)

Offline straight_arrow

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Nature at it:s best
« on: June 10, 2012, 07:15:00 PM »
I'd like to share a great event we witnessed yesterday morning. My wife and I decided to hike in a relatively new area a half dozen miles from our home in Colorado. It was a perfect morning to enjoy the outdoors.  Off we go on an uncharted path, only thirty minutes into our trek we witness a once in a lifetime experience, twenty paces to our right, in the shade of ponderosa pines is a cow elk who seconds before we saw her gave birth to her calf.  She was actually consuming the placenta as we obsereved her and at the same time  the calf struggled to gain her feet for the first time.  Simply stated, a privilege to observe nature in her setting.  We did our best to capture the event keeping a safe distance as not to threaten the cow and calf. I know everyone can appreciate this great experience.  
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Offline Mike Vines

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Re: Nature at it:s best
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2012, 07:24:00 PM »
WOW, that is amazing that you were not only there to experience it, but thought to take pictures of it to share.  Thank you.
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Offline adamgti

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Re: Nature at it:s best
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2012, 07:25:00 PM »
Thank you for sharing.
I was lucky enough to see this happen with an antelope on my drive to Saskatchewan this spring.
thanks again,
Adam
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Offline Duker

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Re: Nature at it:s best
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2012, 07:32:00 PM »
AWESOMEEE  :thumbsup:
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Re: Nature at it:s best
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2012, 07:33:00 PM »
isn't it kind of late to be calving, not an elk expert but I would have guessed most if not all would have been born by now??  Either way, that is super cool.  Seen plenty of farm animals give birth, but never in the wild.
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Re: Nature at it:s best
« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2012, 07:34:00 PM »
Not something many get to witness in the wild!

Cool!

Bisch
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Re: Nature at it:s best
« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2012, 07:43:00 PM »
:thumbsup:  Very cool!
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Offline Tim

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Re: Nature at it:s best
« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2012, 08:03:00 PM »
Nice Mark!  So cool.....so glad Donna was along!
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Offline Brianlocal3

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Re: Nature at it:s best
« Reply #8 on: June 10, 2012, 08:32:00 PM »
Very cool. A once in a lifetime thing to witness
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Offline Green Mountain Boy

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Re: Nature at it:s best
« Reply #9 on: June 10, 2012, 08:33:00 PM »
Amazing!
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Offline stykbow67

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Re: Nature at it:s best
« Reply #10 on: June 10, 2012, 08:56:00 PM »
Awesome pics! very cool experience for sure.
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Offline ron w

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Re: Nature at it:s best
« Reply #11 on: June 10, 2012, 10:24:00 PM »
Holy cow....that's just fantastic and to get photos, HOLY COW!!!    :thumbsup:      :notworthy:
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Offline BMN

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Re: Nature at it:s best
« Reply #12 on: June 10, 2012, 10:37:00 PM »
Wow. That's really cool.
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Offline Hawkeye

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Re: Nature at it:s best
« Reply #13 on: June 10, 2012, 10:40:00 PM »
Momma looks none the worse for wear...

The little dude is going to have trouble getting to 175# by winter!  Thanks for sharing, and congrats on being the right place at the right time... and aware enough to notice!
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Offline redant 60/65

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Re: Nature at it:s best
« Reply #14 on: June 10, 2012, 11:27:00 PM »
Wow!!  :thumbsup:
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Offline Richie

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Re: Nature at it:s best
« Reply #15 on: June 10, 2012, 11:31:00 PM »
Thats something most people don't get to see . Thanks for sharing.
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Offline elkbreath

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Re: Nature at it:s best
« Reply #16 on: June 10, 2012, 11:37:00 PM »
Great experience!  Thanks much for sharing with us.  Can't believe you thought to get pictures!

Burnsie,  calves will be born through the 3rd week in Jume Most are born between the last few days of may and about now, middle of June.  

IME  This is the true measure to determine when cows will be in heat in a given area.
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Offline USN_Sam1385

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Re: Nature at it:s best
« Reply #17 on: June 11, 2012, 12:20:00 AM »
I told the Docs at the hospital that I wanted to consume the placenta after my wife delivered my son...

For some reason they respectfully declined my proposition. ;-p
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Offline straitera

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Re: Nature at it:s best
« Reply #18 on: June 11, 2012, 12:27:00 AM »
Amazing! Thanks for the pix.
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Offline stujay

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Re: Nature at it:s best
« Reply #19 on: June 11, 2012, 12:55:00 AM »
Nice you had a camera ready to record the event. Thanks for sharing.
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