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Imagine My Surprise....

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Posted by Rod Hanna on May 7, 2009 at 10:44 AM
Imagine My Surprise....
...when I looked out a window of our home here in Steamboat more than a week ago and there not more than 10 feet away on our patio stood a very large Moose. By the time I went to the garage to get my camera she and a companion had moved on to browse on a stand of oak next to the house. I did get a photograph and I know the background sucks but the Moose was already giving me the eye and I didn't want to push my luck.

Rod
Posted by James H Egbert on May 7, 2009 at 12:26 PM
Well you do live in Moose and Squirrel Country. Want I should call Boris and Natasha?

Awesome, looks like you'll get some great viewing and photo ops over time.
Posted by Don Grall on May 7, 2009 at 12:33 PM
That must have been quite the eye-rubbing, what the -----, surprise sighting! You mean you didn't go out and try to pet it or get a picture of you with it? :biggrin:

Do you live inside the city limits? or on the outskirts?
Posted by Nick Moore on May 7, 2009 at 12:50 PM
Certainly can't complain when wildlife like this appears on your doorstep, I look forward to seeing more of this guy when he wanders by again!.
Posted by Mel Ladewig on May 7, 2009 at 2:25 PM
We've never been able to see one of these. Pretty cool to find one in your backyard.

Mel-
Posted by Bret Edge on May 7, 2009 at 7:13 PM
Very cool, Rod!
Posted by John Klotz on May 7, 2009 at 8:48 PM
Wow! I will never forget my first moose! It was in the willows near the Bend at Snake River. Awesome sight! Nice shot background be danged!
:toast:
Posted by Kelly Black on May 8, 2009 at 12:12 AM
Wow, that is awesome. Background may be undesirable, but this will be a nice one for your memory book, I'm sure! Nice catch.
Posted by Rene Pirolt on May 8, 2009 at 12:40 AM
Wow!! I cant believe you keep your camera in the garage Rod!!! Is it part of the power tool collection ??! :biggrin:

...and too cool about the Moose paying you a visit. I bet you have quite a few Moose shots from the Steamboat area.
Posted by Paul Beiser on May 8, 2009 at 8:58 AM
What a great moose shot, way to go!
Posted by Aleksandra Miesak on May 8, 2009 at 10:48 AM
Reminds me of my moose sighting last year, except I didn't have a home to hide in :eek: Keep your camera closer for the next time these guys swing by for a visit.
Posted by Rod Hanna on May 8, 2009 at 10:33 PM
Rene---I keep my camera in my car, which was in the garage....maybe 20 steps away from the window where I first saw the moose, and yes, it is my power tool. Sure did leave some big hoof prints in our lawn... :cool: