It’s cold and the moose are out

Running around - © Christopher Martin-7167

The moose around Bragg Creek, and elsewhere I would imagine, like the cold.  When the thermometer drops below zero, they seem to come out.  The colder, the better.  This weekend we have stayed below -20°C and I found moose in a few different places around West Bragg Creek.

Breakfast together - © Christopher Martin-7150

I got to spend an hour with a small herd of three cows and one calf.  They were pretty docile, grazing on slender, red branches for much of the morning.  They moved together and apart between stands of these branches and more open meadow.  The young one played a little bit, running between mother and minders a couple of times.

Winter moose - © Christopher Martin-6857

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Winter moose calf - © Christopher Martin-7128-2

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In the thick of it - © Christopher Martin-7194

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What's that? - © Christopher Martin-7215

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7 responses

  1. Pingback: Forest portraits of a Bragg Creek moose « Christopher Martin Photography

  2. Sid Dunnebacke

    I never tire of the fabulous wildlife photos you post here, Chris.

    December 24, 2012 at 9:01 am

    Reply
  3. sethsnap

    Beautiful shots. Thanks for sharing.

    December 24, 2012 at 12:49 am

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  4. lylekrahn

    Beautiful. Helped me imagine I was there.

    December 23, 2012 at 11:31 pm

    Reply
  5. bearspawprint

    Reblogged this on bearspawprint.

    December 23, 2012 at 11:26 pm

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