Moose are the largest member of the family Cervidae, which includes the deer, caribou, and elk. They can be found in deciduous and mixed conifer forests throughout North America, Europe, and Russia. Of all the moose, the Alaska-Yukon race Alces alces gigas is the most massive, reaching weights of up to 1,600 pounds. During the winter, when vegetation is at its minimum, these giant mammals consume vast amounts of willow, birch, and aspen twigs; and are often spotted grazing in riverbeds or our neighbor's yard. In the growing season they switch to flowering plants and the leaves of willow, birch, and aspen, often around shallow ponds and bogs. There might be as many as 300,000 moose across Alaska, with an estimated 16,000 in the Fairbanks area. We spotted two pairs of moms with calves on our drive back from Fielding Lake.
Canon EOS 60D, Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + 1.4x, ISO-1250 f/5.6 @ 1/250 sec
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