There's a moose loose around the . . . suburbs?

It is a sensational shot Jan, he is magnificent!

Wonderful shot!!

Amazing captures sweetheART ;} happy hippy hugglez

Oh Jan this is an awesome ‘bull’ capture (we can tell he’s not inflatable). ♥ how you captured him … a FABULOUS capture indeed!! Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺ OOPS … P.S. HUGE CONGRATS on your feature in Alaska ~ Beyond Your Dreams … well done my friend!!!

how nice to meet your pet …MOOSE?????

Oh my….Oh my…..A very big moose…..What a great photo Jan…..

Wow – beautiful shot Jan – these guys are big aren’t they?

a very brave angle of view, Jan!

Excellent capture, my friend!

Not quite the thing (or size) of what we see in our back yard! Simply—gawd!

wow. what a shot:)

A stunning shot and a fav:))

What an amazing encounter and stunning capture!

Wow amazing capture! The moose looks wonderfully smug!

SENSATIONAL!!!! What a shot Jan – B-)

Looks like he is having a fine munch, great shot Jan!

A spruce moose indeed and a wonderful capture of him behind the appealingly red leaves!

WOW JAN!!!!! You have totally out did yourself on this one. Gorgeous, beautiful and most superb!

Oh he looks so cute there amongst the flowers – this is a wonderful image and a very lucky find!♥ Moose delivered to your door … almost!

He is fantastic love his colouring and how he is nuzzling into the berries. Well worth the walk and sometimes the most amazing things can be found on our door step.

Great shot, Jan. It looks like he is trying, unsuccessfully, to hide from the camera. Very nice shot!

WOW Jan! Fantastic photo. Not sure ‘cute’ is appropriate though ;-) A definite fav!

Love it – colors and intimacy and wonderful in this capture despite the “civilized” setting.

amazing well done

Great eye contact, I have encountered these critters which can be ill tempered on my trips to Anchorage

lol, that sounds about right- make all the effort to find you didn’t need to ! (I expect you had a nice walk though, despite the rain). What a couple of great captures, and a lovely poser for a model!

Gorgeous shot. A Fave.
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Great capture.

superb capture!!

Oh my, Jan, you must have been pretty close! Excellent capture, so sharp!

An exceptional picture, Jan! You must have some pretty good tasting leaves! How close were you when you took his picture?

This is wonderful, Jan!
What a great place you’re living in, I only saw a moose once, and it was in a reservation in Germany…

love his wet spikey hair, glad he wasn’t in a bad mood!

wow! Fantastic

Excellent capture!

Superb capture!!!

WOW! What a Great photo!

This eye to eye view is fabulous. The look up and “Leave me Alone attitude is perfect.

Great shots,Jan, seems the moose are going into more populated areas, wonder if they know no-one can shoot them there???haha :o)) God bless,Mae

great shot

Really awesome capture, a fav.

Brilliant shot! Love the angle and details. Amazing really!

Wow, what a nice “welcome home” surprise! This is amazing. I though seeing deer in the back of my yard in a rather populated neighborhood was amazing, but this takes the cake! Great shots!

Wow, he is so huge. Fantastic shot and great pov.

Very lovely capture Jan!

STUNNING!!!!! Besides the fact that he’s in your front yard too…. It’s simply a wonderful image as well! I’m starting to think that living in Alaska may be pretty good after all… lol
K xx

Really very beautiful image Jan!

WHOA- this is wonderful!!!!!~ I love the peekabooness and the leaves contrasting with the cocoa brown- LOVe love Love it (and I would STILL love it even if I didn’t think moose were nerdy-cool) GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry to explode the myth! We did have emus in the town though, does that make up for it. They, however, are not as splendid as your mate here.

this is fantastic! what beautiful captures of a beautiful animal

That’s MUCH better than a garden gnome! Where can I get one? Nah, on second thought it’s probably not allowed by my HOA.

Still, what a wonderful catch.

Love the look, he’s gorgeous! How ironic to find him at home! Dee

wow! what a shot.

Way to take advantage of a great situation Jan Fantastic shot instant fav!

Way to go, Jan. This is one special image. Instant Favorite!

Nice capture and excellent angle and composition..

wonderful capture :)

fantastic shot...well done Jan!!!!

I agree, fantastic shot! : )

Love how it almost appears shy, and trying to hide behind the plants. The antlers might give it away though… :-)

Great shot and what a funny story! Well done on your feature Jan!

Either a long lens or a great deal of bravery needed here. Nice image.

Wow wonderful capture!

He’s a beaut! What a wonderful shot!

beautiful!!!!!!!!!!

LOL! This is a fantastic picture! Where in the world do you live, that you have moose runnin’ loose?? Heehee…..I’m grinning from ear to ear at this fellow, nuzzling the grasses and leaves!

A wonderful capture!!!!!

Beautiful capture.

LOL!! Isn’t he Gorgeous!!!!!!!! Awesome Capture! Congratulations on your Feature! Very well deserved!!! : ) peace, syl

Amazing shot! Oh how I would love to get a moose with a great big rack like that! (Does that sound strange?) Great shot Jan!

I like that, he’s sniffing the flowers, getting in touch with his feminine side. Maybe mulling over the best aperture to them with.
Big animals if feeling grumpy. How careful do you have to be round them?

What an incredible photo! Much better than the ones of the moose I captured! Well done.

There is something very endearing and cute about mooses (at least to those of us who don’t live amongst them… don’t know how they are perceived in your area!)

Great shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Excellent work!

Heeeheeeheeeheee, glad to see you have the same “problem” we have, Jan!!!!!

p.s. You should put the focal length in your description so that folks can know HOW close you were!

Great shot, Jan! That’s a fantastic idea, just let the wildlife come to you! It won’t likely happen for most of us, but when your idea works, it’s truly awesome. I love your wonderful capture, no matter where you shot it!

I love this shot, Jan. Wow! Love the story, too and other pictures. Not something we see ‘round here… that’s for sure. Maybe a squirrel or raccoon wandering through the yard, but that’s about it.

What an amazing creature, we’ve nothing of his size where I live! Great image.

And he is a cutie! wonderful comp and great story Jan:)))

I voted for this in a challenge but never got over here to tell you what a great shot this was, I see everyone beat me to it!

A fabulous capture, Jan; he’s posing so beautifully for you! Love those eyelashes (and the antlers of course).

An incredible find and an excellent shot ! Great foreground colours too.

You said you didn’t enter the moose in a challenge, I could of swore that I saw it there? Big mystery maybe someone has something similar? Oh well, great shot anyway.

wow, excellent capture

Fabulous capture, well done!

Magnificent image, quite a magesic looking animal. Well done!!

Wow – beautiful photo!!! Sometimes the best shots are very close to home!!!

simply The Best!!! (beats a woolly jumper any day! and if i dare say it any inflatable bench too …LOL)

terrific work my friend !!
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superb pov shot Jan — and what a response it has elicited (well-deserved)!

well done on your win Jan, well deserved

Great shot!

Lol…this is fantastic…instant fave.

Love it-Gorgious capture!
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Amazing shot. OMG

very impressive… nicely framed with the plants

what great successes for this challenge winner, jan! I see it has even displaced your beautiful tresses, at least temporarily. I bet it’s on the popular pages! (heh heh). Will go have a look for you. Oh, yes, great capure!

p3, 30 days! If it hadn’t been there, I would never have looked at those pages again!

Geez Jan how did I miss this one? This is lovely!

Sensational capture Jan!

wonderful capture, super image Jan

WOW, Jan! This is FABULOUS! Don’t know how I missed it for sooooo long! STUPENDOUS capture! MIghty fine job! Mighty fine! :))))))

Spectacular PoV and detail! This is GOOD

such a fantastic shot Jan! I had to scroll down for ten minutes to leave a comment!
what a character!

OMG what a great shot Jan!!!!!!

LOL Jan … looks like you have been pretty busy with this one, with some changes and additions since my last visit … this really is an awesome capture, and the inserted images … wow … those don’t look inflatable either (LOL). HUGE CONGRATS on your feature in the Woman Photographer group, well done!!! Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺

Fantastic capture

Fantastic shot. We went to Maine this summer to try to find a moose. We didn’t find a bull moose but we did see a cow and her calf in a shallow pond. It was a wonderful sight.

Spectacular Big Boy Jan, hope he doesn’t leave his droppings on your front lawn! LOl

fantastic!!!!!

Clever picture, great work.

I love it! Thanks for sharing the image with us :)

How fabulous!! Wonderful work!

Magnificent image Jan…excellent editing and I simply love your story! XX JD

Fantastic Jan! Not only a moose in the burbs but a wonderful capture of it! Something I would never find in the burbs around here! :))

Excellent!!!

fantastic,

Awesome capture! Love the POV and the clarity is superb.

Hhaha ha it’s like he is playing peek a boo!!! well done, instant fav!!

Oh my golly gosh!!! What a hoot!! (But the exercise did you good)
A great shot!!
The circumstances remind me of the shots of the koala in my bedroom!! Who needs to visit a National Park …. when some koalas, without paying their Council Rates, can reside in the suburb of Wattle Park.!!!

Beautiful shot !!

Wow, I have to agree with all these comments. You framed him perfectly with the front bushes and the branch on the left. I love the POV and the fall colors. So much more effective than seeing the whole moose. The half hidden moose gives a certain amount of tension to the image. Very impressive.

WOW, you are so lucky, this is awesome.

ROFL at the moose loose about this hoose! Great shot, Jan!

Lovely capture!

gorgeous

Great capture! He looks like he is either trying to be inconspicuous as possible; or he would like to borrow a cup of sugar : )

Excellent!!!

what an awesome capture

This is just excellent shot! :))

And I thought … I had some interesting visitors:) Well captured Jan!

Amazing WOW

magic shot Jan, excellent

this is marvelous, did se see you? I’ve heard they can be quite mean

Wow!! Jan, this is a such an amazing capture!! Head-on and eye to eye!! Probably a good thing there are those bushes between the two of you! Lol!! This is an instant fave!!

Up close and personal, wonderful capture and a favorite…Jules

i love the way it’s prying up here… cool capture :)

wow this is really outstanding work. Please consider joining my group World Wildlife Photography

Absolutely gorgeous! Well done Jan.

Francine
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Fantastic image

Congratulations!! Your work continues to be an inspiration to our Group. Thank you for contributing.

The size of this mammal would be quite a surprise to walk upon. The moose grazing in the flowers is such a contrast with the size of the animal & the small flowers. A very peacful image. My mother has had a deer on her front porch and a bear tear up her trash - they come closer in her region of VA is suffering a drought.

Holy Cow! I mean, Bull! Whatever! I don’t know how far from him you were but you were brave, regardless! Congrats on ALL the Features!

Excellent capture! I love the comical aspect of this one. He appears to be warning you that he is not leaving.