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Trackrig
Explorer II
May 19, 2017

Had a new moose calf born in the backyard yesterday

This is in Anchorage. The calf was born in the back yard during the night. While they look cute, stay a long ways away from the cow and calves. We have a large back yard and this was taken with a 300mm lens. When there's a cow back there with a calf I don't go into the back yard except to try and get the back gate open so she can go which ever direction she wants. I've gotten chased more than once when I didn't know there was a cow back there.





Bill

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  • Nice photos. Back in the late 1980's I was working as an inventory Forester in Minnesota. I was going through some thick brush and working my way toward a clearcut area (I could see the light through the brush). I worked my way into the open area and immediately saw a Moose Cow with twin calves who had just been born, as they were trying to get up and being very wobbly. They were probably about 50 feet away from me. The cow gave me a very stern look and that was enough that I turned and disappeared back into the brush. Sure wish I had a camera and could have snapped a quick photo though.

    Thanks for posting those pictures above. It sure brought back some great memories for me.
  • Very cool. And thank you for posting the pictures. We can't wait for our trip up in 2018.
  • Community Alumni's avatar
    Community Alumni
    Wow is that ever neat. :C

    My folks had a large pond off their back yard and would get a moose come up to forage through the vegetable garden every now and then.

    Whenever I see something like this, I feel very sorry for all the people who go through life without ever experiencing nature at it's best.
  • Oh my! Nothing more precious than new life. Thanks for the pix and be careful getting that gate open. She must have known it was a safe place to drop that calf!

    Great shot!

    Dale