Elks in NOvember
Pale November
In a grey November haze, a cow elk roams with her calf unhurriedly through the forest. They search for food, while two goldcrests peer at them from a bush.
Cow and calf
The cow anxiously watches her calf. They are in subtle contact a wink, a weak scent, carried by a breeze and registered by a muzzle hypersensitive to elks' scents. With a low, whimpering sound, the cow calls for the calf.
Food and rest
The cow elk's home territory is about 10 square kilometres.
She knows the ground well, and where food can be found. The calf sticks by her mother, and follows hard on her heels.
Abrupt good-bye
The cow calves in May-June. She then rejects last year's calf, who nevertheless tries to remain with her mother as long as possible.
