Originally Posted by
ronlaughlin
What's that bull doing with it's nose in the air, and it's leg up off the ground?
I think there just might be a little bit of light hearted sparring going on.
Not a pine tree in sight, as far as i can tell; dampish area 'eh,
I think that point might be a natural mineral lick for them - other than that there is no real reason for them to hang out there so much.
or perhaps that is the nature of the forests around there? Seems like there should be some Lodgepole in the vicinity, but no Ponderosa.
This area was logged by Potlatch probably 6-10 years ago and it is recovering. No lodgepole if we can help it - it is considered a weed here but we do use it in areas that nothing else will grow in then underplant it when the LP is established. Ponderosa will grow well here but the timber companies want the more valued species of trees - Doug Fir, Larch, and White Pine.
Is that tree without needles to the right, a live larch? Maybe just dead fir?
Just a snag left over - dead fir. The small one on the right edge of the picture is a live Larch without needles yet.