Hi all. This morning, just before 6AM, I was hovering in that stage where one does not really know if one is still asleep or have started to wake up. I noticed a noise outside my bedroom window, but didn't really take much notice, but then I heard the noise again. I couldn't make sense out of it, but it sounded like whatever it was, was not far away. So I took a peak out -- only to see one ~3-year-old moose nibbling away on the sticks of hedge-to-be which have started peaking out from the snow some 4 meters from my window. My first reaction was to grab my mobile phone and take a picture of the animal. That accomplished, I got up and went to the kitchen and living room to get a better view. As well as better pictures, with my ordinary camera. The moose had moved in the minute or so I had spent getting to the better vantage point; it was nowhere to be seen. But there were another moose standing in the garden just across the road, nibbling away on the dry bushes and plants. A few minutes later, the first moose reappears, walking past the second one, and all of a sudden stands still. There a third moose comes out of yet another garden, getting into the road to greet the other. After a while (10-15 minutes) feeding on some birches, the three of them decides to move to fresh pastures. As they do, the fourth moose comes out from somewhere. As this goes on, I shoot pictures and video the best I can, but eventually I just leave it. Three of the mooses decide to feed on some bushes just below the living room window, and spend some 30 minutes on that. Eventually, around 7:30AM, they decide to turn in for the day, and all four of them lay down in the garden next-door. They stayed for another hour, till I decided to scare them away from the area before the kids got out to play. A very nice morning indeed. Rune
OT: A wake-up call less ordinary
Started by ●March 26, 2008
Reply by ●March 26, 20082008-03-26
Hello Rune, i would be very lucky if i saw something like that in my winter vacations...and you saw it out of your bedroom window... (note : did you happen to see my answer concerning your question about the autocorrelation sequence? What do you think?) Manolis
Reply by ●March 26, 20082008-03-26
On 26 Mar, 12:18, "Manolis C. Tsakiris" <el01...@mail.ntua.gr> wrote:> Hello Rune, > > i would be very lucky if i saw something like that in my winter > vacations...and you saw it out of your bedroom window... > > (note : did you happen to see my answer concerning your question about the > autocorrelation sequence? What do you think?)I can't remember having asked about that for a while... If you mean this thread http://groups.google.no/group/comp.dsp/browse_frm/thread/1370a60f7e2395e0/795c40dbd5216027#795c40dbd5216027 then it was somebody else than me who asked the question. Rune
Reply by ●March 26, 20082008-03-26
>On 26 Mar, 12:18, "Manolis C. Tsakiris" <el01...@mail.ntua.gr> wrote: >> Hello Rune, >> >> i would be very lucky if i saw something like that in my winter >> vacations...and you saw it out of your bedroom window... >> >> (note : did you happen to see my answer concerning your question aboutthe>> autocorrelation sequence? What do you think?) > >I can't remember having asked about that for a while... >If you mean this thread > >http://groups.google.no/group/comp.dsp/browse_frm/thread/1370a60f7e2395e0/795c40dbd5216027#795c40dbd5216027 > >then it was somebody else than me who asked the question. > >Rune >******************************************** Oh, i am very sorry, i thought it was you... Have a nice day Rune. Manolis
Reply by ●March 26, 20082008-03-26
Rune Allnor wrote:> So I took a peak out -- only to see one ~3-year-old moose nibbling > awayBy "moose" do you mean Alces alces? Alces alces is a generally solitary animal, so it surprises me that you would see four together. -- Jim Thomas Principal Applications Engineer Bittware, Inc jthomas@bittware.com http://www.bittware.com (603) 226-0404 x536 If a job's not worth doing, it's not worth doing right.
Reply by ●March 26, 20082008-03-26
On 26 Mar, 15:00, Jim Thomas <jtho...@bittware.com> wrote:> Rune Allnor wrote: > > So I took a peak out -- only to see one ~3-year-old moose nibbling > > away > > By "moose" do you mean Alces alces?Yes.>�Alces alces is a generally solitary > animal, so it surprises me that you would see four together.Well, there has been one cow with year-old calf in this area for some time now; I am quite certain they were among the four. As for the others, one kept a certain distance from the others and did not really join the uthers until they lay down to rest, while the last one looked like a confused two-year-old. Coming to think of it, it might actually have been a cow with several litters of offspring. The mooses one sees close together at this time of year are usually mother with year-old calf. But it is not all that uncommon to see several animals in an area. On the occations I have seen moose, seeing one solitary animal is the exception. Rune
Reply by ●March 26, 20082008-03-26
Rune Allnor wrote:> On 26 Mar, 15:00, Jim Thomas <jtho...@bittware.com> wrote: >> Rune Allnor wrote: >>> So I took a peak out -- only to see one ~3-year-old moose nibbling >>> away >> By "moose" do you mean Alces alces? > > Yes. > >> Alces alces is a generally solitary >> animal, so it surprises me that you would see four together. > > Well, there has been one cow with year-old calf in this > area for some time now; I am quite certain they were among > the four. > > As for the others, one kept a certain distance from the others > and did not really join the uthers until they lay down to > rest, while the last one looked like a confused two-year-old. > > Coming to think of it, it might actually have been a cow with > several litters of offspring. > > The mooses one sees close together at this time of year > are usually mother with year-old calf. But it is not all that > uncommon to see several animals in an area. On the occations > I have seen moose, seeing one solitary animal is the exception. > > RuneWhen can we expect to see your pictures? -- Jim Thomas Principal Applications Engineer Bittware, Inc jthomas@bittware.com http://www.bittware.com (603) 226-0404 x536 If a job's not worth doing, it's not worth doing right.
Reply by ●March 26, 20082008-03-26
On 26 Mrz., 15:53, Jim Thomas <jtho...@bittware.com> wrote:> Rune Allnor wrote: > > On 26 Mar, 15:00, Jim Thomas <jtho...@bittware.com> wrote: > >> Rune Allnor wrote: > >>> So I took a peak out -- only to see one ~3-year-old moose nibbling > >>> away > >> By "moose" do you mean Alces alces? > > > Yes. > > >> �Alces alces is a generally solitary > >> animal, so it surprises me that you would see four together. > > > Well, there has been one cow with year-old calf in this > > area for some time now; I am quite certain they were among > > the four. > > > As for the others, one kept a certain distance from the others > > and did not really join the uthers until they lay down to > > rest, while the last one looked like a confused two-year-old. > > > Coming to think of it, it might actually have been a cow with > > several litters of offspring. > > > The mooses one sees close together at this time of year > > are usually mother with year-old calf. But it is not all that > > uncommon to see several animals in an area. On the occations > > I have seen moose, seeing one solitary animal is the exception. > > > Rune > > When can we expect to see your pictures?Yeah, pictures! I'd really like to see Rune chasing around four mooses (meese?). :-)
Reply by ●March 26, 20082008-03-26
On 26 Mar, 15:53, Jim Thomas <jtho...@bittware.com> wrote:> Rune Allnor wrote: > > On 26 Mar, 15:00, Jim Thomas <jtho...@bittware.com> wrote: > >> Rune Allnor wrote: > >>> So I took a peak out -- only to see one ~3-year-old moose nibbling > >>> away > >> By "moose" do you mean Alces alces? > > > Yes. > > >> �Alces alces is a generally solitary > >> animal, so it surprises me that you would see four together. > > > Well, there has been one cow with year-old calf in this > > area for some time now; I am quite certain they were among > > the four. > > > As for the others, one kept a certain distance from the others > > and did not really join the uthers until they lay down to > > rest, while the last one looked like a confused two-year-old. > > > Coming to think of it, it might actually have been a cow with > > several litters of offspring. > > > The mooses one sees close together at this time of year > > are usually mother with year-old calf. But it is not all that > > uncommon to see several animals in an area. On the occations > > I have seen moose, seeing one solitary animal is the exception. > > > Rune > > When can we expect to see your pictures?Ah! Sorry, I don't have anywhere to post them. I've postponed getting a web site for years already; old habit is hard to turn... Rune
Reply by ●March 26, 20082008-03-26
On 26 Mrz., 16:00, Rune Allnor <all...@tele.ntnu.no> wrote:> On 26 Mar, 15:53, Jim Thomas <jtho...@bittware.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Rune Allnor wrote: > > > On 26 Mar, 15:00, Jim Thomas <jtho...@bittware.com> wrote: > > >> Rune Allnor wrote: > > >>> So I took a peak out -- only to see one ~3-year-old moose nibbling > > >>> away > > >> By "moose" do you mean Alces alces? > > > > Yes. > > > >> �Alces alces is a generally solitary > > >> animal, so it surprises me that you would see four together. > > > > Well, there has been one cow with year-old calf in this > > > area for some time now; I am quite certain they were among > > > the four. > > > > As for the others, one kept a certain distance from the others > > > and did not really join the uthers until they lay down to > > > rest, while the last one looked like a confused two-year-old. > > > > Coming to think of it, it might actually have been a cow with > > > several litters of offspring. > > > > The mooses one sees close together at this time of year > > > are usually mother with year-old calf. But it is not all that > > > uncommon to see several animals in an area. On the occations > > > I have seen moose, seeing one solitary animal is the exception. > > > > Rune > > > When can we expect to see your pictures? > > Ah! Sorry, I don't have anywhere to post them. I've postponed > getting a web site for years already; old habit is hard to > turn...Try this: http://www.box.net/ Regards, Andor
