A Christmas moose… or two
My parents and I went out for our fairly annual moose run this morning. The kids give the drive to look for wildlife a pass as they were busy assembling new toys and reading new books. We found two bull moose in a line of aspen along a ridge and watched them walking for a few minutes. They dropped down through the deep snow into a meadow of scrubby willows nearby and set about grazing on the slender branches.
One of the moose had shed its antlers while the other still carried a beautiful rack. Both were big, strong boys and it was great to see them in such good health here in the middle of winter.
Aside from that, it was nice to share an encounter with these wonderful animals with my parents on Christmas morning.
Christopher Martin Photography 
What a fantastic encounter !
January 13, 2014 at 5:51 pm
I love seeing that some moose are still living happy and healthy lives … gorgeous picts of them. The moose population is dangerously low here in Minnesota … our moose are dying and we do not see them very often any more.
December 26, 2013 at 8:04 am
They do look massive-nice in the snowy surroundings-Merry Christmas!
December 25, 2013 at 10:13 pm
Merry Christmas Jane! I hope the birds visit you lot’s over the holidays.
December 26, 2013 at 10:57 am
Was looking forward to a good read – when clicking the link got a Bitdefender Malware warning – did not check up further. Merry Christmas to all
December 25, 2013 at 6:08 pm
Sounds like a lovely way to start Christmas morning.
December 25, 2013 at 3:13 pm
It definitely was. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
December 26, 2013 at 10:58 am