We live among a dense Ponderosa pine forest in Colorado near the front range of the Rocky Mountains.
It is common for daily sightings of deer, wild turkey, coyote, owls, hawks, fox, bobcat, and bear.
What is awe-inspiring are the prodigious herds of elk that run through our property. When a gang of 60 elk start a spontaneous run, the ground shakes; the sound is like nothing you have ever heard.
Our Golden Retrievers have been face-to-face with bobcats; have chased antelope and have sparred with porcupines (and lost).
What a blessing it is to see these beautiful creatures among their habitat.
Top photo- A small herd of elk running among a field; Bottom photo- a spindle-shanked 8-point buck who let us within 10 feet of him to take his photograph.
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