Good Morning Moose

[Jack Moroney (RIP)]

So there I was quietly sitting on my deck, sucking what was left of a creme cheese bagel off the stump of a tooth I had just broken, when a bull moose decided to join me for breakfast. Unfortunately by the time I had retrieved my camera the bull had left. I guess he was running about 800 pounds, not large by moose standards, so I thought I would see if I could track him down. He moves a lot faster than do I but I did get some shots of fall colors in the process. The first picture shows the tracks he left along the edge of my pond. To put it all in perspective, those leaves are mainly maple leaves and are 4 inches in diameter so you can see his hoof size was about 8 x 8 inches. And, no, I did not catch up to him.

[Ret10Echo]

The moose that got away...

Thank you for the foliage shots sir. I fear there will be little of that here in the Mid-Atlantic. The drought has caused many of the trees to either shed their leaves already or turn sporadically.

Hope to get out to the Laurel Highlands next week. Too long away from the cabin. Time to recharge.

Best Regards

[Razor]

And, no, I did not catch up to him.

I'll chalk that up as a good thing, Sir. Bull Moose vs. Bulldog may have been a match that ended a little too close for comfort. ;)