Moose on the loose

After watching the activities of the Northern Hawk Owls yesterday afternoon, northwest of the city, we then came across this impressive female Moose who was across a field and on the edge of a wooded area. Distant = cropped!

"Moose are distinguished by the palmate antlers of the males; other members of the family have antlers with a "twig-like" configuration..... The animal bearing the scientific name Alces alces is known in Europe as elk and in North America as moose.... Moose are mostly diurnal. They are generally solitary with the strongest bonds between mother and calf." From Wikipedia.

"Using money from the sale of hunting licences, the Alberta Conservation Association and Alberta Sustainable Resource Development are working to enhance browsing opportunities for Moose, Elk and deer by creating small clearings in old willow stands and mature Trembling Aspen forests.... The Moose is the largest member of the deer family in the world. In Alberta, Moose can grow up to 2 m tall and can weigh more than 500 kg despite their modest diet of small plants and the twigs and bark of trees." From the Royal Alberta Museum website.