Taking A Breather

On this September day, it was near dusk when I came across this Rocky Mountain Bull Elk with his harem. He had a good size harem that was keeping him busy. Some of the cows and calves would wander a bit too far away for his comfort as they ate; and he had to continuously round them up. On occasion he would get a short break to catch his breath and regroup, as he was doing when I captured this portrait of him.