Seeking shade from the blistering sun and 100 degree weather near Weaverville, CA, our perching friend Flicker finds coolness and rest on a branch.
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Roosevelt Elk Herd forming up for the Summer of 2014.
Calves feeding on cows. Dominant Bull chasing off young spike bulls to protect the calves.
Pressing in for milk.
Cow is pulling away from the calf.
Bull is moving the herd.
Bull Roosevelt Elk breaking through a wall of blackberries near Elk Meadow, Orick , CA.
Grazing near US Highway 101, we see the handsome Bull with his impressive cape and hardened antlers.
Evening reconnaissance for the next meal, a Brown Pelican works the surface of Humboldt Bay seeking its next herring.
Searching for flashes of herring while turning into the sunlight.
Great Egret
Some folks see shallow water ways along side of a highway as a boundary however, these riparian zones are an irreplaceable ecosystem for numerous species of mammals, fish, birds, insects, and vegetation near primary waterways (streams and lagoons). A late morning walk along a zone provided glimpses at a Great Egret while stalking, fishing, and feeding.
Piercing into water on a shallow trajectory.
Reorienting the catch to swallow.
Great opening its throat while preparing to swallow.
