Bullwinklette and Friends

One of the tidbits we always pass along to folks new to Alaska is to mind your pets and children when outside and never leave them unattended. Bears, wolves, and moose are routinely spotted in local neighborhoods. While we're a little bigger than the fictional town of Cicely on Northern Exposure, we still regularly see critters wandering around town oblivious to the urban sprawl.

This is still their country.

I snapped these photos this afternoon near the Airport Way/University Avenue intersection. Although there were lots of rubberneckers and a few people, including yours truly, snapping photo's, Mamma and Baby were too busy munching on willows to care.

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Although I sometimes take chances getting close enough to get 'the shot' it's not something I would recommend. They may look slow and clumsy but when provoked or frightened moose can be quite agile... and aggressive.