The second elf calf of the season was captured on Sunday at the Elk & Bison Prairie - his mom had been in the same area for several days, but this little one was hidden really well.
He has been tagged #905 - will be fun to track his growth in the next few years. He was injected with a small tracking device, and had at least 50-60 ticks removed.
They are a big problem in the prairie - I even managed to take a few home with me. But it was worth it - how many times do you get to touch a baby elk?
They tried to get him up and moving around, but he was very content to stay put where his mom left him.
Of course, this post wouldn't be complete without wildflowers - bees were all over the sweet peas today. 
Found this little guy in a small puddle right beside the road just across from Devil's Elbow - didn't even get out of the car - now that's lazy!! I'm not into frogs/toads, but he had beautiful coloring......the picture doesn't do him justice.
Had to cross a fence to get a good shot of this water lily at the Nature Station, someone squealed on me, but the shot was worth it! :-)
Forgot to ask what this plant was - it was just beginning to bloom in the pond.
It was a beautiful summer day, the sky and water were soooo blue - was sorry to be leaving LBL.
Wasn't hard to find a lot of "blooming things" this weekend - the highlight of the week was this hedge bind weed.......doesn't look like much, but I've never been able to find it in LBL, so it was quite a treat.
Blue vervain is easy to spot along the roadsides - the sunlight didn't do the colors justice, the blooms are a very pretty blue.
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They said there were no waterfalls in LBL, but I kept looking for one anyway - finally found it!! It's not very big, only drops about 3 feet, but it was still a neat find on Redd Hollow Road. With the rains we had today, it should be around for another week or two at least.
