Winter is almost here

[Brad]

I am not sure our furnace has kicked in other than to heat the hot water. And we live in Maine. This Global Warming must be real - and it was probably caused by the polar bears because they were tired of all that cold.

[Snow Miser]

This Global Warming must be real - and it was probably caused by the polar bears because they were tired of all that cold.

After all, they too deserve a warm day once in awhile.

[KathyC]

I'm not a big fan of a lot of snow here in North Jersey because it really just makes things miserable. But, I can't stand it being so warm this time of year. I'm out and about still wearing light clothes and just a vest, go figure...

[Anna LeBlanc]

The only good thing about this weather is that we're saving on our heating and electric bills

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Anna

[forestgnome]

It's still autumn, and I love to be in the woods late into the season without snow. You can see into the heart of the forest, as some famous poet said.

Here's a few scenes from the past two weekends...


found the remains of a bull who died a couple days prior...the tracks of coyotes told a story. The got a well needed meal...








Next hike, 5 moose in a day hike. a beautiful bull about three miles in...





























I was about 4 miles deep when I heard the mating call of a cow moose. I crept through the woods toward a large marsh, following the sounds, but just before I got to see them I slipped and made a noise that they heard and the cow and two young bulls went crashing away. Here are the two young bulls...










this one looks like a yearling...






here's a view of the bog and surrounding mountains, which I think is pretty without snow...





here's another bull, about a mile away, up on that mountain...










a view from that slope looking across the boggy sag toward another range...


















poor fella...






he sure had a huge rack...









This is prime time for off trail hiking, IMO...

[Anna LeBlanc]

Beautiful pictures as usual Patrick!Any sightings of Kezossa and his Mom? How about Sir Richard?

Any news on your book?It would make a great Christmas gift.Thanks again for bringing us those photos.

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Anna

[KathyC]

Amazing pictures as always Patrick. So sad the ones that don't make it...

[M_Six]

You're a skilled man, Patrick. Bushwacking like that is no easy task. Hats off to you.

And outstanding images as usual.

[Brad]

Patrick, do you manual focus most of the time? With all those trees around my lens would be hunting.

[Snow Miser]

Very nice photos Patrick! In the first photo, it's amazing to see how quickly the coyotes, and other animals I suppose, strip the moose down to its bones.