That's a great video Bob.
It reminds me of some ancient history in my life that some of you might find some humor in. My family and I did not find much humor in it until later. No photos, so you will just have to bear with me and my typical long winded account.
The scene takes place at my childhood home on the outskirts of Anchorage, Alaska in 1951 while I was still a young lad of about 11. Like most people in the area the backyard was a vegetable garden. Moose were frequent visitors to the gardens. I guess they liked a little variety in their diet. Most of the time the dogs would keep them away, but this they must have been off on more important business. The moose were always cows and never had a calf with them. I think the bulls knew they would become someone's steak and the cows with a calf would stay away because the dogs could bring down a calf.
So, one day looking out into the backyard, here is a cow moose in the garden. But, unfortunately my grandmother was also in the garden. Now Grandma is about 92 at the time. Her eyesight is not so good anymore and neither is her hearing. Now if you add up the numbers, she was born in 1859. So for the first 40 or 50 years of her life if she went anyplace further than walking distance it involved a horse. She ,with her family, moved to Kansas in a covered wagon in 1872.
With her failing eyesight she decided that moose was a horse. There were not many horses around Anchorage so she had not seen one for a long time. Since she really missed the horses of her youth she wanted to pet that "horse". She would walk towards the moose and when she was about 5 feet away she would start to put arm out to let the petting begin. The cow moose was not having any part of this, so it would retreat to about 10 feet away. Again Grandma would advance and the whole thing would start over again. Because of her hearing we could not tell her what was going on and we were afraid that if we made a loud noise that it would spook the moose and it might trample her getting away.
While all this was going on, my father started to walk up slowly behind her. When he was still a few feet away, the moose decided that she was outnumbered and the cabbage was just not worth it. She then turned and walked slowly into the woods.
While this is ancient history, even today moose frequently come into Anchorage to look for "treats". There are several Moose Cams in and around Anchorage that are live and located in some of the more popular moose areas. They can be viewed on the internet 24/7.
I have not lived in Anchorage for a long time now, but I still miss the wildlife surrounding the area. Here, on the outskirts of Albuquerque, we still have an occasional bear in the area and a few coyotes. I have never seen one of the bears, but until a few years ago I would see the occasional coyote near my house.
Gail in NM,USA
