Out our front door, we have a view of these gorgeous animals. There are also Bison down the way that are so much fun to watch. When we first built our house, the elk herd was all male. Every fall, we would be sung to sleep by bugling elk. During the day, we would watch them stake their claim to non-existent females by flexing their racks and fighting to be the big man on campus! We would sit for hours and enjoy this bit of nature that many do not get to see, except for on Youtube! Last year, all but one of the males disappeared and in came 6 females. To say that the male was excited about this little development would be an understatement!!! He pranced and ran, whilst foaming at the mouth. I'm not joking! Come fall, we again witnessed {maybe not quite as enthusiastically} a bit of nature that many do not get to see, except for on Youtube! ;) The sad part was because the male had his harem, and zero, zip, nada competition, we no longer heard bugling! However, this last May made up for it. Over the course of about 7-8 weeks, 6 babies joined the family. They are adorable, spotted, bouncy, lovable balls of energy and we couldn't love them more! Well done Daddy, well done!
