I did not have a lot of luck
getting close to animals on the
farm.
Anyone who has seen the huge white tailed
jackrabbits I post about in Calgary can
imagine how I enjoy seeing the tiny chocolate
bunny like snowshoe hares. The damage to
the tree is caused by deer and porcupine
the hares tend to gnaw the bark off
in a ring lower down the tree. Note the
big feet for such a small animal.
I spent hours in the bush every day sulking
past endless moose droppings. So of
course we saw this yearling beside the
road on the way home from a wonderful
Easter Dinner.
"Deer have stood around our house
at night so still nobody knew,
and waited with ears baling air.
I hunt the still deer everwhere,"
Deer Stolen
William Stafford
4 comments:
Great shots of the moose;somehow, the animal that so typifies Canada. They always look to me like the product of a committee and comprise; yet, are so effective in their environment. What could be a better statement of Canada?? Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
Thanks Gary
They are an odd mixture, ungainly when still yet surprisingly graceful when moving.
Regards
Guy
All the shots are very good, but I enjoyed the moose photos the best. I think he was as interested in you as you in him.
We never see rabbits here, and I can't imagine why. My husband grew up in the northwestern corner of Maine, near the Quebec border, and he remembers tons of rabbits there.
Hi Sandy When I lived in Central Canada I rarely saw rabbits. I have never seen as many hares on the farm in 20 years as I saw this year. Their population tends to explode and collapse. The populations of jackrabbits do seem to be going up in the western cities but we also have a lot more coyotes and hawks so that will probably even out at some point.
Thanks for stopping by.
Guy
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