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adults just lounging in the sun...

One of the females...

A juvie...

A big male just emerging to sun..

the adults at the main area still being lazy...

Two males and a gravid female. The male from the week before is on the right. The fat coil in the middle is the gravid female. Her males head is on the left.

Here you can see the females face peering from under the rock between their bodies...

And there are always lots of babies scattered about...

Same baby different angle..

This little one was basking just a couple feet away..

another baby..

and a gravid female. This is how I usually first see them,lol...

enjoy,

Rich

Nice pics...Where'd you find em?

after I back outa my driveway, I go right, then left, then right at the stop sign. Go for about 20 miles and turn left into the woods. Park at the end of the dirt road, crawl under the barb wire fence and go uphill for about 30 minutes, then turn right and go about 1/2 mile and your there! Ya can't miss it. It's littered with elk skulls and smells like cat urine.

Rich

I kinda thought I'd get an answer like that...LOL
I was mostly just curious which state it was.

anyone that knows me for the smarta$$ I am would see that one coming,lol. My cerb dens are all in Northern Az.

Rich

Wow... what a surprise!!! adults including gravid females and babies all together!!! and after the first shed too!! DOH!!!! Now someone will want you to explain all this Rich!!! LOL!!!

Great shots, and the lutosus below too.... beautiful.

Thanks for sharing, and for talking with Manny too. Cheers, Hugh

Thanks Hugh!, Those pics area actually held over from spring. I just never got around to posting them here this summer, but autumn at the dens is no different. The community and it's family groups are very close nit and everybody recognizes their relationship to each other. I also observe a lot of summer meetings of family members at various "community" rocks and logs. THey never cease to amaze me and surprise me with new things,lol.

Was great talking to Manny!

Best,

Rich

Well they are great shots, and I am not surprised by what you say re: the family groups and everyone hanging together. It is a lot harder to observe in the smaller species like lepidus and willardi, but we are seeing it too.

If only we could break down their communication system?!?!?!?!

Great stuff Rich. Stay safe. Hugh