Morning with the moose - Wildlife Gardeners

Dave Stiles · 02-16-2009, 01:33 PM

I spent most of yesterday morning (2/15/09) watching a moose cow and her calf browse the hillside behind my apartment.

What a way to spend a Sunday morning just being lazy and watching the moose in your "backyard" ... maybe next time I'll remember to bring a thermos of hot tea - it was dang cold standing there just watching her and her kid eat

Equilibrium · 02-17-2009, 10:15 PM

Priceless. What a wonderful view out your window. I had no idea how big those animals really were until a few years ago. Humbling.

MaggyNoLia · 02-17-2009, 11:51 PM

I don't quite know why moose fascinate me, but they do. Thank you for sharing.

biigblueyes · 02-18-2009, 09:03 AM

Very nice pictures. The face is very similar to a horse's. I never thought of a moose that way.

NEWisc · 02-18-2009, 09:50 AM

Dave - Thank you for all the wonderful photographs that you contribute to these forums. Equally remarkable is the area in which you live; there's just an incredible amount of wildlife there.

You, and all the other photo enthusiasts, really add a tremendous amount of visual pleasure to the forums!

BooBooBearBecky · 02-18-2009, 01:46 PM

Dave,

Having a moose join you for morning coffee must have been thrilling! hee hee! Seriously you are living IN the National Geographic Channel, and experiening wildlife up close and for real. Something most of us only see on TV.

I feel so lucky that you share your wildlife sightings and photos with us.

BooBooBearBecky

Pennyontario · 02-18-2009, 01:47 PM

What amazing pictures!!

Im4dabirds · 02-18-2009, 10:18 PM

What great photos! I am just amazed at all the wildlife you see on a daily basis. What a life!

Dave Stiles · 02-18-2009, 10:50 PM

It's a rough life - like today when I had 11 fourth grade students on cross country ski's for the first time ...

Well worth it though, we saw 15 moose in a little over two hours this afternoon!

biigblueyes · 02-19-2009, 08:29 AM

Let's see - 11 fourth graders, three would have been trying to act cool - that leaves 7 kids who were paying attention and now think you're a super-hero. Not a bad day.

02-16-2009, 01:33 PM	#1
Dave Stiles Naturalist/Photographer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Olympia, WA	Morning with the moose I spent most of yesterday morning (2/15/09) watching a moose cow and her calf browse the hillside behind my apartment. What a way to spend a Sunday morning just being lazy and watching the moose in your "backyard" ... maybe next time I'll remember to bring a thermos of hot tea - it was dang cold standing there just watching her and her kid eat Attached Thumbnails __________________ ~ A good wildlife photographer studies everything about the animal before ever setting out with a camera in hand... ~ = = = = = = = = = = Dave's Wildlife Photography - http://www.flickr.com/photos/dave_stiles/

02-17-2009, 10:15 PM	#2
Equilibrium Official Plant Nerd Join Date: Dec 2008	Priceless. What a wonderful view out your window. I had no idea how big those animals really were until a few years ago. Humbling. __________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss

02-18-2009, 09:03 AM	#4
biigblueyes WG Facilitator Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cajun Country, Louisiana, USA	Very nice pictures. The face is very similar to a horse's. I never thought of a moose that way. __________________ My yarden and I lean a little to the wild side.

02-18-2009, 09:50 AM	#5
NEWisc Fox Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wisconsin	Dave - Thank you for all the wonderful photographs that you contribute to these forums. Equally remarkable is the area in which you live; there's just an incredible amount of wildlife there. You, and all the other photo enthusiasts, really add a tremendous amount of visual pleasure to the forums! __________________ . Age is a biological fact. Old is a state of mind. I will age, but I refuse to get old.

02-18-2009, 01:46 PM	#6
BooBooBearBecky WG Operations, Facilitator Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northern Wisconsin	Morning Coffee ala Moose Dave, Having a moose join you for morning coffee must have been thrilling! hee hee! Seriously you are living IN the National Geographic Channel, and experiening wildlife up close and for real. Something most of us only see on TV. I feel so lucky that you share your wildlife sightings and photos with us. BooBooBearBecky __________________ "Getting your hands dirty is the best way to keep your head clean."

02-17-2009, 11:51 PM	#3
MaggyNoLia Fox Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Carolina	I don't quite know why moose fascinate me, but they do. Thank you for sharing.

02-18-2009, 01:47 PM	#7
Pennyontario Lungwort Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada	What amazing pictures!!

02-18-2009, 10:18 PM	#8
Im4dabirds Salamander Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sylvan Springs, Alabama, USA	What great photos! I am just amazed at all the wildlife you see on a daily basis. What a life!

02-18-2009, 10:50 PM	#9
Dave Stiles Naturalist/Photographer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Olympia, WA	It's a rough life - like today when I had 11 fourth grade students on cross country ski's for the first time ... Well worth it though, we saw 15 moose in a little over two hours this afternoon! __________________ ~ A good wildlife photographer studies everything about the animal before ever setting out with a camera in hand... ~ = = = = = = = = = = Dave's Wildlife Photography - http://www.flickr.com/photos/dave_stiles/

02-19-2009, 08:29 AM	#10
biigblueyes WG Facilitator Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cajun Country, Louisiana, USA	Let's see - 11 fourth graders, three would have been trying to act cool - that leaves 7 kids who were paying attention and now think you're a super-hero. Not a bad day. __________________ My yarden and I lean a little to the wild side.

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