Zeus-cat
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I doubt his name was Bullwinkle, but it could have been. I used a 24-105mm lens at the 105 setting, so he was pretty close to me when he popped out of the woods.
This all started when we had been watching a very calm female that had ambled down the walking path and then laid down about 25 feet from us. We got some great photos of her when we started hearing this chuffing sound from the woods. The trees and brush were too dense for us to investigate, so we just waited. After a few minutes two more people came down the trail. My wife went and told them about the moose so they wouldn't spook them. They approached quietly, but our friendly cow got spooked by more people and she got up and moved away from the trail. She laid down behind a tree 30 feet away and essentially disappeared from view. Hard to believe a 1,000 pound animal can be a mere 30 feet away behind a small tree and be nearly invisible.
After a few more minutes a second cow pops out of the woods and then disappears again, but we still hear the chuffing sounds. Now I'm convinced there is a bull around, but I'm not heading off into the brush with an amorous bull in the vicinity. Finally, we see Mr. Moose and he's stunning. He walks by a gap in the trees and I get this photo and a few more, but he quickly disappears again. I have a good idea where he is, but he can move quickly and quietly through the brush, while I move slowly and noisily. I am staying put.
However, the other guy has no such reservations. He heads off into the brush and comes back a few minutes later and says that the bull is just through the trees. Sorry, I'm not going anywhere where I can't move fast when I am surrounded by three large moose. The other guy decides to go talk to his wife. About 5 minutes later the second cow comes running through the trees about 180 degrees from where we thought she was. Mr. Moose is about three seconds behind her. I back off quickly as who knows what this guy might do. He might think we are attacking him, his lady friend or even be a competitor for her affections. By this time my wife and I had taken over 80 photos of these three moose and we decided it was time to leave. The other couple stayed and the guy actually went into the trees after the bull again. He was certain that the bull would ignore him as he was "interested in other things". I thought good luck buddy.
This all started when we had been watching a very calm female that had ambled down the walking path and then laid down about 25 feet from us. We got some great photos of her when we started hearing this chuffing sound from the woods. The trees and brush were too dense for us to investigate, so we just waited. After a few minutes two more people came down the trail. My wife went and told them about the moose so they wouldn't spook them. They approached quietly, but our friendly cow got spooked by more people and she got up and moved away from the trail. She laid down behind a tree 30 feet away and essentially disappeared from view. Hard to believe a 1,000 pound animal can be a mere 30 feet away behind a small tree and be nearly invisible.
After a few more minutes a second cow pops out of the woods and then disappears again, but we still hear the chuffing sounds. Now I'm convinced there is a bull around, but I'm not heading off into the brush with an amorous bull in the vicinity. Finally, we see Mr. Moose and he's stunning. He walks by a gap in the trees and I get this photo and a few more, but he quickly disappears again. I have a good idea where he is, but he can move quickly and quietly through the brush, while I move slowly and noisily. I am staying put.
However, the other guy has no such reservations. He heads off into the brush and comes back a few minutes later and says that the bull is just through the trees. Sorry, I'm not going anywhere where I can't move fast when I am surrounded by three large moose. The other guy decides to go talk to his wife. About 5 minutes later the second cow comes running through the trees about 180 degrees from where we thought she was. Mr. Moose is about three seconds behind her. I back off quickly as who knows what this guy might do. He might think we are attacking him, his lady friend or even be a competitor for her affections. By this time my wife and I had taken over 80 photos of these three moose and we decided it was time to leave. The other couple stayed and the guy actually went into the trees after the bull again. He was certain that the bull would ignore him as he was "interested in other things". I thought good luck buddy.
