Backyard visitors

There are a few perks to living this far north. Wildlife!  When the snow gets deep, wildlife, specifically deer and moose, tend to move into town for food.  Although the snow is not that deep as we have been having very mild temperatures, a cow and calf moose ventured into our yard.  We have seen this couple before, on a walk on the path behind our house.  But to be able to open your living room window, and basically have a moose within arms reach is quite the experience.  I think the closest I got to the cow moose was about 12 feet.  I was on the deck, and the moose was on the lawn, so there was a barrier between us!  Here are a few pictures

They came from the road, and went straight for the back yard.  The first few pics are blurry cuz I got them off my phone.  My battery on my camera was dead of course so I quickly plugged it in, captured what I could on my phone, and when the battery had just enough juice in it to do its job, I used my regular camera.

The mom stayed near the house and ate from this tree, while the baby went farther into the back yard to eat off the smaller bushes

mama heading out to the calf (sorry for the crooked pictures, I was too lazy to fix them!)

calf

cow in front of calf 

this is when I was only 12 feet away.   

Mama left before the calf was done eating.  When she realized that mama was gone, she started calling for her.. The girls also heard it.  What an amazing sound!! 

Great fun!