She Returns!

For the past couple of years now we've had the pleasure of having the same moose cow come to our neighborhood to have her baby/ies. We know it is the same cow because she has some pretty distinctive scars, this girl has seen some action in her day! Last year she had twins and I made a movie that I posted of her and the twins in the backyard.

This year she has just one calf. They were eating dinner across the street and I stepped out into the yard to snap a few photos of them. It is neat to watch them eat - the way they strip all the leaves off a branch all at once! Last year when I filmed her she was feeding the twins and really didn't like me close by. This year she didn't seem to mind me at all. She occasionally glanced at me with curiosity, but then kept munching away. Winston generally goes crazy when moose are nearby and so he was locked inside the house where he couldn't disturb this sweet momma and her baby.

Wildlife outside your door, one of the great advantages of living in Alaska!