Morning Moose...

We had very little luck this year seeing the moose, those we did see were to far away to photograph properly. During the trip we seen one cow in Yellowstone, a bull with two cows and a calf at Oxbow Bend, this bull and one other cow at Oxbow along with the few you see in the fields far away before day light.

When we seen this bull we were out looking for beaver to photograph. We had traveled back Pacific Creek Road on a tip but found no beavers. We did see two dens and a few dams. Bored with the lack of wildlife we were shooting trees and landscapes until we came upon Two Ocean Lake. There we decided to take a short walk, expecting to shoot more landscapes. It is amazing how quiet these large animals are and how easily they cam remain hidden. While walking the shore line of the lake he just appeared out of no where from the Willows. He was a ways off on this chilly morning and wanted to stay that way. We continued to try and approach him but he would just counter by walking further away. He did finally decide to run away telling us it was time to leave. Not the best shots because of the time of the morning and focal length, but still a moose shot and I was just happy to see some.

Check out the Pa Wildlife Photographer's site from a couple of days ago for moose photographs from Yellowstone.