A pregnant ? cow moose near Seward, Alaska.
This is the time of year that baby moose start to show up everywhere. I have been on the look-out, but haven’t found any out in the open enough for a photo. But, this gal looks like a good possibility, she definitly appeared pregnant, and is hanging around a scenic area not too far from town – I’ll be keeping an eye one her. 🙂
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That is awesome Ron. The head is gigantic!
She’s lovely — I really like the curious expression you captured on her face too. Here’s to hoping you find some little ones as well!
Very nice shot! I’ll be checking back to see what comes of her and your sightings…..
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Thanks a lot everyone! @ Richard – moose heads are huge!
Was out last night but now luck – I’ll keep trying.
Love the shots of the moose! Triplets, no less. Wow! Hope the rest of them survive not just the bears but the subsistance hunters.
This is the time of year that baby moose start to show up everywhere. I have been on the look-out, but haven’t found any out in the open enough for a photo. But, this gal looks like a good possibility, she definitly appeared pregnant, and is hanging around a scenic area not too far from town – I’ll be keeping an eye one her.
No Dragons Here
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About once every year, my yellow dog Buster
gets into some kind of trouble. Last year, he accidentally lock
himself in the barn when the wind slammed the door closed
behind him. He was trapped there. Buster barked for hours
until I finally herd him and ran to the rescue.
This year, he darted off across our field and disappeared
into the deep gully at the edge of the yard. He was gone for a
long time, but my parents’ found him when they
followed the barking. It turned out that Buster had caught his
collar on a long low tree branch and couldnt get free.
Since that time, his name became the Great Gully Mutt.
He’s a friendly dog but he still needs me to keep an eye
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Nice picture.
In photography,it is very urgent to capture the right expression with background.Ron you did your job very well.
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Thanks!