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Roosevelt Elk Bull (Cervus canadensis roosevelti) standing in red alder tree bottom (alder trees are common in the riparian zone along West Coast rivers and streams), Pacific Northwest. Even though it still looks very green and summer like this photo was taken in late October.
©Tom & Pat Leeson
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