As I lay in bed trying to breath with a cold that started shortly after getting home from my soccer game tonight (see yesterday's post), I could hear odd sounds from the shed. It sounded like something big walking around kicking empty cans and rustling tarps. I turned the spotlights on, but didn't see any thing out of the ordinary. Then I heard the noise again and realized that whatever it was, it was behind the tarp and in the shed. So...I scrounged around for something to throw at the tarp, as I wasn't going to go anywhere near it for fear of what might be on the other side. I finally settled on can of soup that no one likes. I tossed it, hit the tarp and scared two moose out of the shed.
They've been eating the horse's hay and making a huge mess, so Mr. P put up the tarps, hoping that they wouldn't want to go near them. Evidently, tarps aren't scary enough, as after I threw the can and chased them out, they were back in 10 minutes.
It is cold, and they probably are very hungry, but moose can starve on a diet of hay. Not the right nutrients for them.
Poor beasties.
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nice capture! at least they weren't bears. we get those (in massachusetts), and they really make a mess of things. one got into my neighbor's horse barn, ate the feed and some medication and frightened one of the horses so much, she had to be sent someplace else. occasionally someone in town spots a cow moose, but they've stayed away from people.~ distractedhausfrau
~ stuff