Roland Rydstrom of Anchorage, Alaska, opened the curtains in June to let the early light inside his home. He was about to settle down to work when he noticed something out the window that was rather distracting.
A mother moose and her twin youngsters were sunbathing in his lawn.
He was aware that two mothers had given birth to twins in the woods that surrounded his home, but he only saw them as they walked by his yard.
This mom moose and her offspring showed no signs of wanting to leave and seemed quite pleased to spend the day in Rydstrom’s garden.
He thought catching the moose family at such a private time was rare, so he took a couple of shots with his phone.
“I sat down to work, and fully expected the moose to walk away and they didn’t,” Rydstrom told The Dodo. “They would just change positions and, as you can tell from the pictures, they just kind of moved around to meet the sun — the babies in particular.”
He said, “It was great to watch the infants lazing together.” “They’d just get up and move about every now and again.”
Rydstrom worked from the protection of his window, keeping an eye on the moose. “We are aware that these are wild creatures,” Rydstrom explained. “We would always respect their space and give them space to lounge as they did, especially with a mom and her babies.”
One of the babies accidentally knocked over his marigold pot. The small animal appeared to be scratching his head on the pot to Rydstrom, but as it tipped over, the cheeky smirk on the baby’s face conveyed a different story.
The moose family also left twice and, to Rydstrom’s surprise, came back twice. “They got up at some point and walked away and I thought they’d be gone, but they came back and did it again,” Rydstrom said. “They tasted everything on their way out, and do what babies do, putting everything in their mouth.”
Rydstrom raced to his window at 7 p.m. after hearing a loud boom coming from his backyard.
“Suddenly, I noticed the other cow and her calves were going through our property and past that family,” Rydstrom explained. “The mother and her children sprang to their feet and chased after them.” “It had been a jam-packed day.”
Rydstrom is pleased to babysit the moose if they return to his yard for the day.
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