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    Man Spots Moose Family Chilling In His Backyard So He Decides To Document It

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    Uninvited guests can either make or break your day. Luckily, it was the former for Roland Rydstrom, a resident from Anchorage, Alaska. Apparently, a mother moose together with her two calves decided to pay Rydstrom’s backyard a visit. And as if that weren’t enough to brighten up his day, the family even ended up spending the rest of their day there!

    Of course, this adorable view prompted Rydstrom to snap a few shots and share them online. His Facebook post went viral in an instant, garnering over 60K reactions and 94K shares to date. This only goes to show that people are in need of some cute content amidst these stressful times.

    moose and two calves in a backyard
    Roland Rydstrom

     

    moose and her two calves in a backyard
    Roland Rydstrom

     

    Here is the Facebook Post

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    moose and calf
    Roland Rydstrom

     

    moose and calves in a family's backyard
    Roland Rydstrom

    Rydstrom has been working from home for nearly three months now. However, this is the only time that he has personally witnessed the herd’s visit. So, as promised to his cousins and their elementary school group, he took pictures of the herd with a Flat Stanley print.

    calf on grass
    Roland Rydstrom

     

    mother moose and a calf
    Roland Rydstrom

     

    According to him, seeing the lovely family from his work spot was “a great distraction.”

    At that time, he was editing concert footage for his job with the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra. So, having a few furry friends was definitely a fun way to spend the day.

    moose family in a family's yard
    Roland Rydstrom

     

    moose and calves relaxing at a random backyard
    Roland Rydstrom

     

    “Throughout the day, as the moose changed lounging spots or walked away and came back, I’d go back to the window or the open door (the screen door was still closed), to take more pictures of them. They were oblivious to me most of the time (although their ears were up most of the time, so obviously they were alert).”

    sleeping calf
    Roland Rydstrom

     

    moose and baby calf
    Roland Rydstrom

    It turned out that the family had been in their yard for almost the entire day—nearly 11 hours. Rydstrom noted that although they took a few trips through the neighborhood, they made sure to return to their spots in the backyard. He also mentioned that a neighbor had observed the same family running along the road earlier that morning.

    calf lying down on grass
    Roland Rydstrom

     

    moose family in a backyard
    Roland Rydstrom

     

    “If I’d taken videos early in the morning, you’d have noticed that the mama, in particular, was breathing very heavily. They needed rest, and I think they felt safe to rest here in our backyard.”

    moose and two calves relaxing in a backyard
    Roland Rydstrom

     

    calf in a backyard
    Roland Rydstrom

    As the photos show, the family indeed found refuge in Rydstrom’s backyard. While they spent most of their stay lounging on the grass, Rydstrom also spotted them nibbling on plants. The curious calves also wandered around to sniff their patio furniture and decorations. In fact, one calf even accidentally knocked over a pot in its sleep!

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    Roland Rydstrom

     

    “Note the smile on its face as it knocks over this pot. Sociopath.”

    calf knocks down a blue plant pot
    Roland Rydstrom

     

    “And just like that, the marigold is knocked over and that baby pretends it didn’t have a thing to do with it…”

    mother moose and calf
    Roland Rydstrom

     

    calf and violet plant pot
    Roland Rydstrom

     

    A resident from Anchorage, Alaska, Roland Rydstrom had a few uninvited guests crashing in his backyard

    moose family relaxing in a backyard
    Roland Rydstrom

     

    calf resting on grass
    Roland Rydstrom

     

    A lovely mother together with her two adorable calves!

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    Roland Rydstrom

     

    moose and baby
    Roland Rydstrom

     

    Apparently, moose often visit their neighborhood, but this was the first time that he has personally witnessed the herd’s visit

    two calves on grass
    Roland Rydstrom

     

    moose looking over her two calves
    Roland Rydstrom

     

    A neighbor spotted the family running along the road a few miles from their neighborhood early in the morning that day

    two calves sleeping on grass
    Roland Rydstrom

     

    two calves lying on grass
    Roland Rydstrom

     

    They must have been tired from all the running, so they decided to find a cozy place to rest in

    moose family in a family's backyard
    Roland Rydstrom

     

    moose and calves relaxing on grass
    Roland Rydstrom

     

    The family spent almost the entire day lounging in the yard

    moose and her two calves in a yard
    Roland Rydstrom

     

    At one point, mama even managed to feed her younglings!

    moose feeding her two calves
    Roland Rydstrom

     

    two calves in a yard
    Roland Rydstrom

     

    After they’re done resting, they wandered around the yard to nibble on some plants

    moose smelling the leaves of a tree
    Roland Rydstrom

     

    Of course, sniffing and taste-testing the patio furniture and decorations was also part of the activity!

    calf biting a chair
    Roland Rydstrom

     

    calf smelling the gates
    Roland Rydstrom

     

    It’s safe to assume that the family had a well-spent day over in Rydstrom’s backyard

    two calves sniffing items in backyard
    Roland Rydstrom

     

    moose family in a family's backyard in alaska
    Roland Rydstrom

    Apparently, Rydstrom had another set of guests that day. Unfortunately, he was on the phone when they visited, so he wasn’t able to take photos of them.

    “Another cow and her calves came running through the backyard near the end of the day. I could hear them running this way, but I was unable to get a video of them through this lounging moose family. The mama and her babies in my pictures jumped up and quickly ran after them. So there were two cows with four calves running through the backyards. It was a lot of action that I was just relaying to one of my friends over the phone.”

     

    Here’s how the online community reacted to Rydstrom’s unexpected guests

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    Source: Roland Rydstrom

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