I spent a couple nights in Great Sand Dunes National Park and as usual it was filled with gorgeous and dramatic scenes. I was really fortunate to see a wide variety of birds and even deer, antelo...
I spent a couple nights in Great Sand Dunes National Park and as usual it was filled with gorgeous and dramatic scenes. I was really fortunate to see a wide variety of birds and even deer, antelope and a pair of elk. And, depending on who you ask, the snow on Earth Day 2023 was an amazing bonus. Photographically speaking, I missed a couple really great opportunities to capture better images of the elk and antelope, but I think that will help me do a better job framing a scene in the future. The male antelope really seemed comfortable with me, but the ladies were a bit nervous -- so I kept that session pretty short and gave them their space. The elk encounter was very surprising because it was only when I walked out into the grassland for a better shot of the snow covered dunes that they stood up nearby when they heard me approaching. We were both very surprised to see each other and they were really nervous with my presence. I walked away from them to try and help their anxiety, but in a few minutes they hurried off towards the mountains. Lots and lots of other bird and dune pictures besides these, but here are a couple dozen of the ones I really like from the trip.
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