Nature on the Edge
Nature on the Edge
The photo prompt this week is edge. There aren’t a lot of edges around here, everything is all trees, and plants. So I went with a different interpretation.
Nature on the Edge.
The winters here are harsh, and long. The animals must be ready for these conditions by getting fat now, or storing food for the winter. The moose are also getting ready for the rut. Of all the 4 legged mammals around here, they are the last to mate in the fall. I watched this bull the other night as he pawed the ground, making an indentation.
He then pee’d in the spot he had made and laid down in it for a while. That gives him that special, manly scent all the girl moose love.
The next morning while I was hiking and looking for moose, I came across this female. She had found a different spot that a bull had marked, she kinda rolled around in it, then didn’t budge. As if to say, this one is mine. I never did find the bull that marked that particular spot though.
I came across a couple of deer. I’m sure they are getting ready for winter too. Eating all they can, while the eating is good.
The ducks on this pond the other evening were having a rest. It was super windy that day, maybe they were just trying to stay out of the wind. I suppose they will be leaving pretty soon.
I took this photo through the window, so it’s not so very great. There are a lot of these little chipmunks around, they are stocking up for the winter I’m sure. These guys definitely live on the edge. They can’t find food in the winter, and they can easily become food for bigger predators.
I do think the Tetons have great angles and edges though. When the alpen glow hits them early in the morning, it’s spectacular. It lasts about 5 minutes, then is gone.
And nothing like some black and white to show off those edges.
Oh Mary, you take me where I’ll probably never go in this life. That MISS MOOSE is beautiful, and I suppose she’ll be MRS BULL MOOSE in a few days!
Nature is fabulous. And our squirrels are getting FAT every day and getting ready for a long Minnesota winter.
oh that’s interesting… I prepare the ground for peeing too… but I had no clue that I have to lay down there to smell like Mr. 100k volt… thanks for the idea, I will try it tomorrow :o)
I love your two takes on “edge”. I didn’t realize how the “matchmaking” between moose happens, that’s so interesting! That alpen glow on the Tetons is so amazing, it would be enough to get even me out of bed at dawn.
I always pay attention to changes in nature, and this morning the birds are making a huge nonstop racket around here…I’m wondering what’s up. Maybe a hawk warning or something like that. It’s always interesting.
I’m certainly glad I’m not a female moose as that does not sound like a smell I would like on my partner! Very interesting how every species is different.
Amazing nature images here, as always! Thank you for the treat, Mary. :)
Those are spectacular photos. I particularly like the one of the dear. Simply beautiful.
The black and white photo does give the mountain more distinction. I laughed out loud at your comment about the moose peeing and lying down :-p LOL
You sure know how to capture this magnificent scenery! Well done!
I swear the chipmunks around here have been stocking up all summer long. The dogs are constantly needing to go running out of the house and sniffing around on the patio where they’ve been passing through!
I’m glad the pee thing isn’t how people do that…. Interesting! Great shots as always! I’ve never been there, but it’s definitely on the list!
Gorgeous photos! I love the moose ones. Today, I got caught in the middle of 3 bull moose and 1 cow moose. It was scary but no one charged me. I backed out of the situation and took the long way home. I got almost nada for photos because I was too nervous!!!!
We might go near the Tetons next summer. The only downside is that so much of that area is National Park. We’ll have to camp outside it… but I still look forward to seeing those ragged peaks!
I love all your nature photos, whether they be of animals or trees and mountains! The photo of the chipmunk makes me smile – I love the little critters! (Always have since childhood, including those 3 adorable animated ones named Alvin, Simon, and Theodore. ?)