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Saturday, October 11, 2008

Camera Critters-Yellowstone Moose



Often one may look for a species for days with no success and then blunder into an encounter when it is not expected.

That is what happened on our Yellowstone trip. We were looking for moose in The Grand Tetons, and had no success, but on another evening, when we were back in Yellowstone, my daughter wanted to photograph a petrified tree. As we neared the parking lot at the tree, we saw several rangers and a large crowd of people by the roadside.

It turned out that several moose were bedded down among some evergreens. In time two bulls stood up and began feeding and I took several still photographs and a bit of video footage.

Canon 40-D: 300mmF4 1/60 f4.5 ISO 400

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32 comments:

  1. DinaOctober 11, 2008 at 2:19 PM

    Such strange and wonderful animals. I hope someday to see a moose.

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  2. MicheleOctober 11, 2008 at 2:52 PM

    Fantastic capture! We had one the other day bolt across the highway unexpectedly into the thick forest... he was huge!!
    Mountain Retreat

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  3. The BirdladyOctober 11, 2008 at 3:11 PM

    That's fantastic! I would love to see one!

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  4. KellyOctober 11, 2008 at 3:40 PM

    What a fabulous shot! Wow!!! I've never seen one in the wild!

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  5. JeanneOctober 11, 2008 at 4:09 PM

    Wow that is an amazing photo. They're strange looking but beautiful animals.

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  6. Ramblings of a Villas GirlOctober 11, 2008 at 4:54 PM

    Wow! Very impression creature.

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  7. ratmammyOctober 11, 2008 at 5:35 PM

    what a magnificent creature!

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  8. Pea in a PodOctober 11, 2008 at 6:03 PM

    WOW! That's amazing capture! Mine is posted HERE. hope you can drop by! Happy CC!~

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  9. i beatiOctober 11, 2008 at 6:39 PM

    I am just oerwhelmed by this behemoth of a guy !! sandy

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  10. AnonymousOctober 11, 2008 at 6:53 PM

    What a great capture. I would love to see one of these in the wild.

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  11. CarlettaOctober 11, 2008 at 7:06 PM

    Hi Willard,
    I can only imagine that this kind of 'capture' is what you search and hope for!
    Well done - congratulations on a great photo!

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  12. A Blog In The RoughOctober 11, 2008 at 9:02 PM

    wow, he's a real impressive one, love the antlers
    thanks for posting :)

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  13. lv2scpbkOctober 11, 2008 at 9:37 PM

    Oh Wow! Love the photo.

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  14. ShelleyOctober 11, 2008 at 10:11 PM

    I really enjoyed your moose shot! Have always wanted to see one!

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  15. ChristyOctober 12, 2008 at 12:45 AM

    Love, love, love the moose. It is my husband's favorite animal. I have come to like them almost as much as he does. Wonderful shot.

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  16. AnonymousOctober 12, 2008 at 6:00 AM

    The moose fits the opening perfectly...nice.

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  17. EG CameraGirlOctober 12, 2008 at 7:10 AM

    Funny how when you're looking for something, you can't find it. Then look for something else and the first thing appears!

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  18. Brad MyersOctober 12, 2008 at 8:17 AM

    Good job Willard, I have always been fasinated by the moose, maybe because we do not have them here. I to have spent days searching for them and I have been there often enough to know the good spots but I met with limited sucess this year. My guess is these guys were spending time in hidden lake pond (a short hike from the tree).

    I have been enjoying yours and Salty's rut post, and at the same time enjoying the education you guys have given me. I too hope they stay in the no hunting zones. A also hunted for years but after being certain places and changing to the camera I fail to see the sport in hunting some of the wildlife.

    I can relate to your story about being a warden. It is a shame when we do something we truley love and enjoy and mismanagement and poor supervision destroys it.

    Keep up the great post, I check every day.

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  19. GretchenOctober 12, 2008 at 8:50 AM

    That is a massive animal. Would not want to get it angry enough to chase me. I used a much smaller animal this week - a white tail deer. :)

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  20. DeeMomOctober 12, 2008 at 9:24 AM

    WOW

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  21. Jane Hards PhotographyOctober 12, 2008 at 9:41 AM

    Marvellous capture. Not an animal I will ever see here.

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  22. TommyOctober 12, 2008 at 11:08 AM

    wow that is a fantastic Moose. Its a good thing your daughter want to take a picture of a tree... I have really been enjoying you elk pictures and stories.

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  23. Corey~living and lovingOctober 12, 2008 at 12:21 PM

    What an awesome sight. thanks for sharing. WOW!
    Happy CC!

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  24. Misty DawnSOctober 12, 2008 at 4:50 PM

    This is AWESOME. I've never seen a moose in person, and always wished I could.

    As far as your comment about looking for something, but not seeing it until you don't expect it - that's the way it happens to me most often ;-)

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  25. TravisOctober 12, 2008 at 9:48 PM

    Beautiful animal

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  26. GayleOctober 12, 2008 at 10:29 PM

    That's quite a rack on that bull! You can see a cow and twins at The White House

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  27. TootieOctober 13, 2008 at 4:01 AM

    Wow, that's a great shot; up close and personal. :-)

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  28. This Is My Blog - fishing guyOctober 13, 2008 at 7:26 AM

    Willard: What a great shot of the neat Moose, I was so surprised to this animal in the PA woods. LOL
    You had some neat captures on your trip.
    BTW: I have enjoyed the vedios but am only done with one. You have some great shots on the DVD's.

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  29. ArijaOctober 13, 2008 at 9:22 AM

    Another great photo from you, I do love following your posts.

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  30. UnknownOctober 14, 2008 at 10:04 AM

    Great pic. It must be such an experience to get so close to to the moose to take such a photograph.

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  31. Kerri FarleyOctober 14, 2008 at 4:55 PM

    WOW! I would love to experience seeing one of these guys!!

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  32. AnonymousOctober 16, 2008 at 10:00 PM

    Those are absolutly beautiful! Good work!

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