One of our regular activities at the LL is canoing on Mikel Lake. In the morning when we were renting a canoe, Rob, a great guy who runs the place, mentioned that a moose had been seen in the area a few days ago. Hesitantly, I decided to take my Nikon D40 with us. It's not waterproof, so I was a bit concerned about getting it wet. It turned out to be a wise decision!
It was an absolutely windless, sunny day. The trees were throwing undisturbed reflections on the mirror of the lake. It was so quiet you could prefectly hear the brids chirping including a beatiful kingfisher that flew over our canoe. The only intruding noise was coming from our effortless paddling.
We are wildlife geeks so we were very excited about a possibility of seeing a moose especially that I've never seen one before!! (I know, I know... it's emberassing to live in Canada for almost 6 years and not to see a moose...).
Finally we got lucky. It was standing in a knee-high water at the other side of the lake. I took out our camera took some shots but when we started approaching her, she (it was a cow) tripped in a swampy water, quickly regained her balance and kept slowly, very distinctively, moving back towards the tree line where she eventually dissapeared. I wish we had a chance to get closer and get a better look but I'm still very happy I finally got to see a moose. I was most impressed by her size and graceful walk.
Quick Facts about Moose:
Type: Mammal
Diet: Herbivore
Average lifespan in the wild: 15 to 20 years
Size: Height at shoulder, 5 to 6.5 ft (1.5 to 2 m)
Weight: 1,800 lbs (820 kg)
You can read more about this animal here.
