Close encounter with a moose

I don't post here very often, mostly on the bird forum. I recently had the chance to spend a weekend in Algonquin Park in Ontario and was extremely pleased with the amount of Moose that were around during the day. All in all 7 different moose sightings in 3 days, the last one i almost collided with on the way home. The way it was wobbly on its legs it couldn't have been more than a couple of days old, it was only maybe 4ft tall at the head and came within inches of the car and a motor home.
All C&C appreciated. All shot with the 5DMKII and 100-400

#1 shot @180mm

Great shots! I had close encounters with adult moose in the UP of Michigan and saw a 3 car wreck from a full contact encounter with a moose. Close is relative!! They are huge when you are in a small car. To a moose I suspect anything smaller than a tractor trailer is safe to run in front of at a full clip.

Some of the best Moose photos I have seen here..well done.They are beautiful animals.

wow great photos. just my opinion maybe pp the grass out the legs in the first one and it mite make it that much better.

either way its a great shot

Fantastic images

Wow.. nice pics. I've heard that run ins with moose can be quite an experience.

Nice shots, that is how the moose is telling you that you are to close. They drop the ears and the hair on their back raises up, and they can cover a lot of ground in no time flat.

You are lucky ! nice pics, but that bull was not happy with you,,& was about to show you,,who's boss..Ron

Joe Ravenstein wrote in post #10291784
Great shots! I had close encounters with adult moose in the UP of Michigan and saw a 3 car wreck from a full contact encounter with a moose. Close is relative!! They are huge when you are in a small car. To a moose I suspect anything smaller than a tractor trailer is safe to run in front of at a full clip.

Thanks Joe, very true they can cause a lot of damage to the car and the people inside

Flo wrote in post #10292363
Some of the best Moose photos I have seen here..well done.They are beautiful animals.

Thanks Gail, you are too kind and yes they are beautiful animals

thekid17 wrote in post #10292449
wow great photos. just my opinion maybe pp the grass out the legs in the first one and it mite make it that much better. either way its a great shot

Thanks, I thought about that but my PP skills aren't that great so i problably wont

startbattery wrote in post #10292632
Great shots!

Thanks for the kind comment

lr0868 wrote in post #10292928
Fantastic images

Thanks Lisa

gjl711 wrote in post #10292946
Wow.. nice pics. I've heard that run ins with moose can be quite an experience.

Thanks and yes they can

Talaska wrote in post #10293536
Nice shots, that is how the moose is telling you that you are to close. They drop the ears and the hair on their back raises up, and they can cover a lot of ground in no time flat.

Thanks Talaska, Hence the reason i backed off very quickly.

Ronnie H wrote in post #10294520
You are lucky ! nice pics, but that bull was not happy with you,,& was about to show you,,who's boss..Ron

Thanks Ronnie, your right he was not happy

Nice shots Woody. All I can think of when I see one is, "man, that's a lot of meat walking around".

canonloader wrote in post #10295951
Nice shots Woody. All I can think of when I see one is, "man, that's a lot of meat walking around".

Thanks Mitch, while I do enjoy the occasional moose dish I'm really not into hunting.

Very nice images. Thanks for posting.

wanyc wrote in post #10299036
Very nice images. Thanks for posting.

Thanks wanyc

Wow!! I bet that would make anyone a little nervous.

Talaska wrote in post #10293536
Nice shots, that is how the moose is telling you that you are to close. They drop the ears and the hair on their back raises up, and they can cover a lot of ground in no time flat.

General rule for wild-life photography is not to get within 35 yards of LFM's (Large Furry Mammals) - however, very few LFM's read the guide-lines. I have had moose so close that I could feel their breath - they walked to me, not me to them.