Found this young moose browsing in a seasonal streambed yesterday morning near Fairbanks. The willows are just starting to bud, and the moose are already on them. They'll strip the new growth as fast as it comes in through May and June.

#alaska #fairbanks #moose #wildlife #spring

Ich: begeistert ob der bryologischen Koexistenz im Wald an der Küste.

Kind murmelt vor sich hin: "Das hat man davon, wenn die Mutter #Moose mag."

A naughty moose licking a car, Grand Teton National Park. November, 2022.

📷 Fujifilm X-T5 + XF150-600mmF5.6-8 R LM OIS WR
🎞 364 mm – 1/500″ – f/8 – ISO 4000
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Lumbering ungulates in the news.

"Wolves are predating on the lumbering ungulates, but they’re also contributing to their own demise by overbrowsing young balsam fir trees, which prevents the plants from maturing and dropping fir cones that would lead to the growth of more firs. In recent years, the trees have also been infested with spruce budworms, moth larvae that feast on needles and buds."
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/wolves-are-thriving-at-michigans-isle-royale-national-park-reaching-their-highest-numbers-in-almost-50-years-new-data-suggests-180988727/

#wolves #moose #LumberingUngulates #Michigan #wildlife #outdoors #LakeSuperior

Bull moose, Grand Teton National Park. October, 2022.

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🎞 600 mm – 1/500″ – f/8 – ISO 4000
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