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Wildlife Reports => Southern Ontario Wildlife => Topic started by: mike on May 08, 2010, 12:18:10 PM

Title: More Moose
Post by: mike on May 08, 2010, 12:18:10 PM

Took yet another Friday off work and was out the door at 3:30am up to Algonquin again. Love it up there. So peaceful. Saw 8 Moose, 1 Fox, and filmed a Pileated from closeup. I'll post the footage after I've edited.

(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h234/mrmike1111/_MG_7293.jpg)

(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h234/mrmike1111/_MG_7395.jpg)

(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h234/mrmike1111/_MG_7354.jpg)

(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h234/mrmike1111/_MG_7237.jpg)

(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h234/mrmike1111/_MG_7208.jpg)

(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h234/mrmike1111/_MG_7219.jpg)

(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h234/mrmike1111/_MG_7346.jpg)

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Post by: Photoman on May 08, 2010, 04:41:57 PM

Fantastic shots Mike, I'll be heading up there next week, I hope I get as lucky as you, Thanks for sharing.

Clemens 8)

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Post by: mike on May 08, 2010, 06:30:27 PM

Thanks Clemens. It's the right time of year for seeing Moose, that's for sure. Highway 60 has to be one of the easiest and best spots on the entire planet for Moose viewing. We are lucky to be so close.

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Post by: denis on May 08, 2010, 08:29:08 PM

great series mike.
love the velvety antlers coming out.

Title: More Moose
Post by: KP on May 08, 2010, 09:03:58 PM

I have seen lots of Moose in my lifetime.  For those of you who want to view Moose, Algonquin Provincial Park is an awsome place.  Moose crave sodium.  In winter, Highway 60 is salted.  In May and June, the salt from Highway 60 gets washed away with the rain and melting snow into the ditches.  The Moose visit Highway 60 to drink the salty water.  The best time is 5:00am-9:00am and 5:00pm-9:00pm.  However, Moose can be viewed earlier or later too.  In the summer,  Moose get their sodium by eating aquatic vegetation.

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Post by: egret on May 11, 2010, 05:42:41 PM

beautiful shots
indeed

so peaceful!

love the last one


tks

Egret :)