Moon Glow

The Moon by Sappho

The stars about the lovely moon
Fade back and vanish very soon,
When, round and full, her silver face
Swims into sight and lights all space.

~ Sappho

Greek Poet  

Birds in their Habitat

Pine Grosbeak

Steller's Jay

Moose on Hillside

Moose (a cow and a calf *) browsing on a wooded hillside.

 

Recently I had the good fortune to observe two moose browsing on a wooded hillside behind my house.  I had seen something moving far down the hill when I looked out an upstairs window early one morning.  The moose, of course, didn't know I was there, and they stopped often to leisurely nibble on twigs while making their way up the steep slope.  Soon I was able to view them better and take a few pictures.

* The calf would have been from the previous year.  A calf usually stays with its mother until she gives birth to a new calf in the following spring.

Northern Flicker