Mama Moose and her baby came strolling right toward us as we drove down the road to Cook Inlet State Park.
At first the little one looked quite wobbly on his feet. It just might have been his first long-term outing.
He seemed to get more sure of himself though as we watched.
Heading for greener pastures.
Let's try going a little faster now!
Mom, Mom, MOM, look at me -- I can do this by myself!!
Stop right now and wait for me before you cross that clearing!!
(All pictures taken from window of parked car -- we pulled over as soon as we saw them walking down the road.)
Linking with SATURDAY CRITTERS. Thanks to Eileen.
What a great sighting. Always nice to see youngsters.
Posted by: Gaelyn | July 10, 2014 at 06:07 PM
How neat is that....
Posted by: Joe Todd | July 10, 2014 at 06:54 AM
That's amazing!
Posted by: Jenn Jilks | July 09, 2014 at 06:19 AM
What a little cutie! I did a fairly long comment on this, but it vanished. I'll just give the short version this time. The males get really grouchy and aggressive when they are in rut. They are pretty fast also. We barely made it up a couple of trees before he caught up with us. He was so mad!
Posted by: Pat | July 08, 2014 at 08:48 PM
Oh my gosh..how sweet is that... Michelle
Posted by: RamblingWoods | July 08, 2014 at 12:52 PM
How much fun this was, Sallie! Just seeing a baby is a delight and you got to watch her lots.
Linda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com
Posted by: Linda | July 07, 2014 at 02:46 PM
Sallie, these are AWESOME!! To see that baby getting more confident as she goes along is really something. Wow. I am just in awe of these shots. I only got to see the female moose when I was in Oregon last year and they were pregnant at the time so I never saw the babes.
Posted by: Gail | July 07, 2014 at 12:29 PM
Moose are huge creatures! I am always in awe if I see them in the woods. Your shots are just wonderful!
Posted by: Lady Fi | July 07, 2014 at 11:25 AM
So gangly and cute. You don't see one of those every day.
Posted by: Sharon Wagner | July 07, 2014 at 06:11 AM
Sweet photos of the little (and big) one! I haven't seen "my" moose in months - though I keep an eye out when I walk.
Posted by: Barb | July 06, 2014 at 06:32 PM
o, my, that´s soo cute. Lucky you to see and to get shots. Thanks for sharing! :)
Posted by: NatureFootstep Photo | July 06, 2014 at 03:12 PM
It's me, Penny, again, Sallie.
One of our favorite audio cassettes and ways to travel with the children when they were young was to listen to Tom Bodett and his End of the Road broadcasts. Have you heard of him? I'm pretty sure that he used to broadcast out of Homer and the End of the Road was much like the town. At any rate, if you haven't heard him, you might want to check some of his audios of life at the end of road in Alaska.
He also is the Motel 6 voice. I'll leave the light on.
Posted by: Penny | July 06, 2014 at 06:13 AM
Sally you are correct about echinacea being used for a herbal remedy and for tea. The common name for my flowers is purple coneflower but it is Echinacea purpurea and is the plant harvest for the remedies and teas. There are instructions online for harvesting the roots and flowers tops (in the fall after 3 years). Since many of mine come up from seeds of prior plants I'd have to keep track of which are which. The older plants completely die back in winter and come back from the roots. I guess the root harvest is the part you have wait to be several years old. I have never tried harvesting it and hummers, finches, dragonflies feed on the flower tops which is one of the reasons I like it.
Posted by: Carver | July 06, 2014 at 06:10 AM
Awwww! How cute is that? Very, very cute. :)
Posted by: Penny | July 06, 2014 at 06:07 AM
how lovely to see the mother and baby together like that, lovely too to see the youngster getting more confident on its feet.....
Posted by: craftygreenpoet | July 06, 2014 at 04:38 AM
Wow! So cool these shots!
Posted by: Stephanie's Images | July 05, 2014 at 07:10 PM
This would be an absolute thrill for me! Adorable baby--love it!
Blessings,
Aimee
PS: Thanks for your comment today--made me smile:)
Posted by: Aimee | July 05, 2014 at 04:46 PM
What a wonderful sighting and captures. That baby is just adorable.
Posted by: Pat | July 05, 2014 at 04:11 PM
I love these shots. What great scenes and wildlife you are seeing.
Posted by: Carver | July 05, 2014 at 01:49 PM
Wow that's exciting great captures!
Posted by: Saun | July 05, 2014 at 01:21 PM
Stunning photos and animals.
Posted by: Christian | July 05, 2014 at 11:24 AM
Adorable! What a wonderful sighting for you, and you got some great pictures. I wish the baby well in this crazy world, but he has his doting mama moose to care for him and that's so good!
Posted by: Marie | July 05, 2014 at 11:16 AM
What captures! Love the baby and mama and great action shots for SC ~ thanks, ^_^
Posted by: artmusedog and carol | July 05, 2014 at 10:43 AM
So cute! We used to see them all the time where we lived when I was a kid.
Posted by: Gunilla | July 05, 2014 at 10:26 AM
Wonderful captures of an amazing animal. We always stop when we see moose during our trips - they are such awesome creatures.
Posted by: Carola Bartz | July 05, 2014 at 09:23 AM
Now that is exciting to see a real live Moose, someting most of us see on the TV only. I hear the moms can be quite aggressive if they have young - quite understandably so.
You'll know about all that daylight. Well we have plenty at the moment meaning I can do 5 hours birding and counting by 10am and back home for a second breakfast.
Posted by: phil | July 05, 2014 at 08:40 AM
How cool is that! I would be afraid of that huge mama, even in a car.
Posted by: Roan | July 05, 2014 at 08:31 AM
I think he was a new born. He does seem to age in each photo. His for is noticeably fluffier in the last shot. Wonderful photos Sallie.
Posted by: Dianne | July 05, 2014 at 08:14 AM
A caring and protective mama moose.
Posted by: lina@happy families | July 05, 2014 at 08:11 AM
The journey starts from here.
Posted by: rainfield | July 05, 2014 at 07:04 AM
What a lovely experience. I have probable told you before that I only had the joy of seeing a moose in the wild when visiting my aunt and uncle in Sweden. I find them such interesting animals silently slipping through the greenery on their soft padded feet, yet dangerous when roused.
Posted by: Arija | July 05, 2014 at 07:02 AM
Moose are such ungainly looking creatures. They can sure move fast if they want to though.
Posted by: Yogi | July 05, 2014 at 07:02 AM
What a lovely encounter ! The calf is so cute !
Posted by: Annie | July 05, 2014 at 05:33 AM
Oh my goodness so adorable!! :)
Posted by: Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalow | July 05, 2014 at 04:56 AM
SO cute!! What a great photo opt!!
Posted by: Sondra | July 05, 2014 at 04:51 AM
Hi Sallie, what a cool sighting.. I just love moose ever since my first sighting in the Tetons.. They are cool. I love the sweet baby.. Awesome photos. Thank you for linking up to my critter party.. enjoy your weekend!
Posted by: Eileen | July 05, 2014 at 04:05 AM
How exciting to see a baby moose! I have never seen such a young one.
Posted by: EG CameraGirl | July 05, 2014 at 04:00 AM
Oh My, what a sweet scene you captured, Sallie♡♡♡ I could see the baby trying hard to be with its Mom during the first adventure(^_^)ｖ
I could see the baby behind Mom in the last picture as well. Thank you very much for sharing the heartwarming shots♪♪♪
Sending you Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*
Posted by: orchid | July 05, 2014 at 01:35 AM
What a wonderful surprise and series of shots of this little guy. Have a wonderful weekend.
Posted by: Margaret | July 05, 2014 at 12:45 AM
How exciting to come across mama and her baby. Great photos Sallie!
Posted by: DeniseinVA | July 04, 2014 at 11:06 PM
wow! amazing! such a tiny thing next to mama!
Posted by: TexWisGirl | July 04, 2014 at 08:43 PM