by Moose And Its Calves Decided To Spend The Day In This Family’s Garden
Depending on where you live, you may find yourself with varying neighborhood wildlife. For example, my yard is a popular place for remarkably fat squirrels, roaming skunks, and a pair of bunnies who nest under the deck next door. Very occasionally, there will be an urban deer spotted straying from the riverside parks, but otherwise, things are pretty quiet. One guy in Alaska went viral recently for his very unusual backyard guests: a mama moose and her two young calves.
The youngsters were trying out everything and when they decided the area was safe, they huddled together and took a nap. At one point, their mother fed them. Rydstrom photographed the family from inside their house, and when they left, he uploaded the photos to the internet. They went viral right away, showing that people needed to see something so innocent and adorable in these difficult times.
“I took the pictures of the moose with Flat Stanley, and a few without him, and then I went to work. I really thought the moose would go away at some point, but every time I looked, they were still there. I could see them directly from my work area. I was very distracted and had fun while editing videos of my work, with the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra. During the day, while the moose changed places, or took walks, I went back to the window or looked out the door to take more pictures of them. They didn’t listen to me most of the time .
Rydstrom was right not to go out and take pictures of the moose family that visited him. They’re usually not ᴀɢɢʀᴇssɪᴠᴇ, but they can become incredibly ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀᴏᴜs when ᴘʀᴏᴠᴏᴋᴇᴅ. A female moose will not think twice about ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ a person if she thinks they are ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ her young.
“As the elk family came and went from the garden, they nibbled on plants, and in the case of the young ones, on patio furniture and garden decorations, and on the neighbor too, just like babies, putting everything in their mouths. In fact, the neighbor started turning the decorative garden lights on and off, trying to sᴄᴀʀᴇ the youngsters, who were trying to eat a light bulb, ᴀꜰʀᴀɪᴅ that the glass in their mouth would ʙʀᴇᴀᴋ and they would ʜᴜʀᴛ themselves.” The calves themselves were born about 12 days before these photos were taken. They were already so big!
