Posts: Larelain | Ugly Hedgehog

There is a lot of elk in that area. We the RMEF did a lot of elk projects there. You have a Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation chapter there

I know Pagosa Springs. My son graduated from Fort Lewis College, back in 1981 the developer wanted us to build a hospital in Pagosa Springs and the last time I hunted elk over twenty years ago was outside of Pagosa Springs. I only was out for one day. My heart was not in it. You have a beautiful place to live and a great place to see elk

Photolady2014 wrote:

Thanks for the thought. I just might look into it!

Where did you take those pictures

Morning Bath

Elephant coming out of his morning bath and resting his trunk

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Photolady2014 wrote:

This is the morning blue hour! It was snowing and rather dark still before 7am.

I really thought the 2 little spikes were going to put on a show for me. Then they realized they were being watched.... then the half hearted went at it.

Beth, I am not sure where you took the photos, but they are very nice. You might think of contacting the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation about putting your pictures in their quartely magazine The Bugle. When I worked for them back in the 90s they kept a large walk in safe of slides from different photographers and when they would use them they paid the photographer a royalty. They are located in Missoula, Montana. Just a thought.

Larry

Greater Kudu Bull

Terkat wrote:

Good morning "Larelain", br br Bea... (show quote)

Terry,
Thank you very much for your comments. I concur with a lot of what you have said. When I go on a photographic safari in southern Africa I do not use a guide which allows me to determine where I want to go and how long I want to spend watching a pride of lions or heard of water buck which is not easy with a guided tour. One of the things I keep wondering about is the enormous variety of different species and the complexity of their life and how did it end up this way. I was employed for 10 years in a wildlife foundation and the biggest threat to wildlife was the lost of habitat. In South Africa back in the mid 1800s you had vast expanses of wilderness where wild life roamed. Not so much now. But as you say we need to enjoy what we have and try to make a little bit of difference that will make it a little bit better for the next generation.

Thanks again
Larry

Retired CPO wrote:

Humm. I got what I thought were Gray Go Away Birds in Kenya a couple years ago. Posted here to the UHH, and confirmed by a couple of people who viewed them. They look a lot different than these birds.?? Are they different birds in different African Countries? Or was I mistaken with my ID? I could probably repost them for comparison or you can see the ones I posted from around Feb, March, April, 2020 time frame. I would really like to know if I have mis-identified my photos.

I found your post and that is a "White-bellied go-away-bird" what I have is the "Gray go-away-bird. Yours is actually quite pretty.

Retired CPO wrote:

Humm. I got what I thought were Gray Go Away Birds in Kenya a couple years ago. Posted here to the UHH, and confirmed by a couple of people who viewed them. They look a lot different than these birds.?? Are they different birds in different African Countries? Or was I mistaken with my ID? I could probably repost them for comparison or you can see the ones I posted from around Feb, March, April, 2020 time frame. I would really like to know if I have mis-identified my photos.

Repost them and I will take a look

African Buffalo

Manglesphoto wrote:

Did you take your saddle?

No, but Jim Fowler of Mutual of Omaha Wild Kingdom tried to get my wife’s cousin to lasso one it did not work out very well

African Buffalo

I have gone in the bush after lion and leopard, but this one gives me pause they can be very cantankerous, unpredictable and very vindictive.

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Curmudgeon wrote:

Interesting, some sort of an exotic I assume

In Southern Africa they are quite numerous

Greater Kudu Bull

One of the most majestic antelope in southern Africa

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Gray bird that when disturbed give a call that sounds like go away. In a very old film called "Animals are Beautiful People Two" there is a scene where a bushman is trying to hunt an antelope but keeps getting interruped a go away bird. Next scene you see him roasting over an open fire the go away bird.

This is one of my wife's favorite birds.

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