Velvet Season Bull Elk, Banff National Park

by Freaktography from Burlington CA on 19 Dec 2025

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Bull elk photographed along the Bow Valley Parkway in Banff National Park during velvet season. At this time of year, antlers are actively growing and covered in a soft, blood-rich layer that is shed before the fall rut. Image captured in August in the Canadian Rockies.

Camera: NIKON Z 6_2
Focal: 273 mm
Shutter speed: 0.004 sec
Aperture: f/ 5.3

tagged: canada alberta banff national park bow valley parkway elk bull velvet antlers cervus canadensis canadian wildlife photography nature forest rockies animal deer mammal antelope antler horn reindeer terrestrial_animal snout