I went skiing at lunch today and saw six moose on the trails.  I got home and back to work and I heard that  "growl "I know so well.    3 moose in the yard and these 2 fighting over turf and all withing 25' of my shop door!      They exchanged blows with their hooves then had a growling match.   The 2nd pic is the 3rd cow I asked to pose for Dave .   Dave, can you invision   all the fine cuts of meat here?   No matter how many we see we still find them interesting.   One of the 6 at lunch was a young bull and I noticed one of his antlers was hanging on by a hair, they drop their horns this time of year but I never thought  it took any  amont of time.   Notice the ears back,  that means "stay the hell away"!

Dave, I can't envision any of that. FEDSAWFRAN just looked ove my shoulder and said "when are we going there?"  Not any time soon as I'm a Florida boy and it was 80 degrees here today.

I will tell ya, those are beautiful pics !!

Beautiful pictures Dave.  You going to bring me a couple of moose burgers when you come down to New Mexico?

Brent

Dave, this pic is for Fran since you never take her any place.    I saw this  this sun rise for 4 morns straight .   Keeps my disposition warm and fuzy all day

   unfortunate ending.      www.Homernews.com         "moose killed at highschool"

Beautiful settings, David. 

I'm with Dave on this one, though. I'll take my February in the 70's, thank you.

Although my boys would find use for all that snow, I'll bet......

This was last weekend at the Mammoth Mtn. resort in the Sierra Nevada mtns.

You always make em wear a burka?? Where's his eyes??

I bet if they peal that coat off there's a pink shirt...

   I always wanted to ski  Mammoth MT.  even toted  our telemarki ski gear around   Calif for 3 wks while traveling.           Awsome, keep those kids occupied I say, watch out though, I have seen kid's arms grow long  till the knuckles drag from snowboardin!    

There may be a pink shirt under there, Dave! He wears that face gear on his own. Although considering his gene pool, it likely is a good idea. We ain't overly good-looking 'round here.........

And you know, David, I hope you do get to Mammoth sometime. It's a great resort that has enough terrain to fill several days. Oh BTW, I'd rather drag my knuckles than have to carry two planks!!  And those insipid poles......dreadful!!  

  Gordon,  ever see the split  snow board?   Ive only see them backcountry skiing.(with poles)   The board actualy comes apart into a pair of skiis that you can put climbing skins on and then  at the top (with poles)  you remove the skins , put the board back together  and presto!  back to knuckle dragging  (with poles in your pack)    while your  pot licker dog runs down the middle of your snow track and  helps draw the  continuos $ down the face of uncut powder.      An yes the poles......at least with tele skiing you can get away with out using poles but it looks like  a  revolving landing like in  ski jumping.  

My mom always told me to never abuse the Poles.

David -

Yes, I have seen them up close, but have never tried them. Might be fun!

Dave -

I was told it leads to blindness.  And hairy mittens.

  just do it till you have to wear glasses!

 In my absence here I have been busier than a 1 handed long liner.  Building a new office, kid out of school with a soccer fetish and work.   I needed a break last night and took a visiting young friend who has recently rejoined the  free world ( 4 tours in the middle east, courtesy of uncle Sam) for a nature walk.   I was busy showing him signs of recent animal passings only to have him pointing out moose popping up everywhere.   We encountered 8 moose by the end of the night some of which have just had their calves, and still with umbilical cords.   Fresh tiny little babies!   CUTE AS HELL!    I have been seeing  so many black bears as well.   I hope they never meet.  Anyway,  I am just remarking  about how nice it was to smell the flowers.

Andy,  I don't know yet. She went off to the raptor re habber today.

I thought she maybe injured a wing but I heard no broken bones.

These little fighter jets fly so fast it's possible she crashed into something while trying to catch prey (song birds).

I saved a sandhill crane earlier this summer too. I was unloading the boat and I heard a rukus, I looked around an saw crows chasing an eagle who was interested in something on the ground.
i walked up to the neighbors pond an saw the eagle nail the crane who was encumbered bt a radio on each leg, kinda like forest gump running from the bullys.   I guess she survived , a biologist came out to track her.  I'm starting to feel like Marty Stouffer.

David:

That is really cool. Good job.

I'd like to see this one "fly rampant."

Joe

Well....darn.....we took the bird to where i found her and we set her up on a limb to adjust to being out again.  She flew about 20 ft and stayed put in the tall grass.  I had mentioned I saw a goshwk and an owl last night there so the rehabber opted to take her back and let her loose in a large sunroom to see if she needs to build up wing muscles.  The concenses is she is a young bird and my have crashed into something.  Any falconers out there?  If she can't get it together I guess she will go to Anch to a raptor center.

This little creature is so beautiful up close, an proves to be very fiesty!