Friday, April 18, 2025

Brief encounter

 Here's a Very Poor Photo. Made my day, though.

Elk, Cervus canadensis, beside the highway. Aka wapiti.

All along the highway going north, there are signs: ELK NEXT __ KM. And there are usually no elk.

Yesterday, I passed a group of 4 females contentedly browing among the salmonberry bushes a few metres from the road. I found a place to turn around and came back. Although the highway was busy at that time, in the after-work "rush" (which around here means more than three vehicles in a row), the elk were still there, unfazed. But when I came to a stop across the road from them, they walked away. One, this one, stayed for a minute, looking at me before she left.

I barely had time to grab the camera and point it in her direction. No time to roll the dusty window down. No time to brace my hands. Still, it's an elk, looking at me. Made my day.

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Esta es una Foto Muy Mala. Pero me hizo feliz.

Foto: Una wapití hembra, Cervus canadensis, al lado de la carretera.

A lo largo de la carretera hacia el norte de la isla, hay muchos advertencias: WAPITI SIGUIENTES __ KM. Y casi nunca se ven esos wapitís.

Ayer pasé un grupo de cuatro hembras comiendo las nuevas hojas de salmonberry a apenas unos cuantos metros de la carretera. Busqué un sitio con espacio, y di la vuelta. Aunque el tráfico en ese momento estaba intenso, a la hora de salida de trabajo (tráfico intenso lo llamamos aquí cuando hay más de tres vehículos juntos), los wapitís comían sin preocupaciones. Pero en el momento en que detuve el coche, se alejaron. Una esperó un momento, mirándome antes de irse.

Apenas tuve tiempo de recoger la cámara y apuntarla hacia ella. No hubo tiempo para bajar la ventana, cubierta de polvo del camino. No hubo tiempo de fijar la cámara contra un objeto sólido. Bueno, es una wapití, y me está mirando. Me hizo feliz.

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