Bull Moose

Yesterday’s post (“Early Morning at Sandy Stream Pond”) featured some landscapes captured at Baxter State Park’s Sandy Stream Pond (Maine) in 2006. Today’s post features some of the bull moose that feed on the aquatic plants of Sandy Stream Pond:

Bull Moose arrives at Sandy Stream Pond

Bull Moose feeding on aquatic plants

Bull Moose feeding on aquatic plants

Bull Moose feeding on aquatic plants

Bull Moose feeding on aquatic plants

Bull Moose feeding on aquatic plants

Bull Moose feeding on aquatic plants

Bull Moose feeding on aquatic plants

Bull Moose Closeup

Bull Moose Closeup

A couple of young bull moose also showed up at the pond:

Young Bull Moose

In my next post, I’ll share some images of some cow moose, some with calves, that were active at Sandy Stream Pond.

Photographic Equipment Used:

  • Canon 1D Mark 2 body
  • Canon EF 100mm-400mm, f/4.5-f/5.6 IS lens and Canon EF 500mm, f/4 IS lens
  • Bogen 3221 tripod with ballhead (with 500 mm lens) and Handheld (with 100-400mm lens)
  • ISO 200 to ISO 800, depending on shooting conditions
  • Aperture f/4 to f/9
  • Shutter 1/200 sec. to 1/500 sec.

 

 

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