Check out this elk skull and antlers that got engulfed by a tree! The skull is encased by wood completely; the antler tips stick out on either side of the trunk of the tree that grew around it. Jack and I found this display at the Prairie Creek Visitor Center in northern California along the Pacific Coast. Will wonders never cease!?
Elk skull encased in a tree
Antler tips sticking out of a madrone tree
Elk on the Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway
Northern Flicker thrown in for good measure
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Very interesting! Poor elk! Lovely colours in the last two pics. 🙂
Thank you! It was a really beautiful place.
amazing 🙂