Morning Bugle Format:Acrylic the cubs bounced out of

the cubs bounced out of the forest and into the meadow

As a keystone species

From there they hover momentarily before plunging feet-first into the water to capture their prey

the bear had the luxury of being a picky eater

he has walked these mountains and valleys

Morning Bugle Format:Acrylic the cubs bounced out ofJasper National Park, Alberta I came across this elk herd one early September morning. This bull was with about thirty cows and was bugling to another bull across the valley. It was the peak of the rutting season and the cows were getting nervous. A bit of the steam billowed out of the bulls mouth as he was bugling. At one point the cows and the bull ran past; another photographer was in the area and had moved too close to them. Bull elk during the