04 Mar A virtual parade of moose at the Highland Links’ first fairway

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No matter how wintry it is where you are, chances are it’s worse in Ingonish. You can test this proposition, any time, by checking the web cams at the Highland Links Golf Course in the Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Here are two views of the cam at hole 1, aka Ben Franey: on a fine July day at left, and on March 1 at right.

Highland Links - July Highland Link - Mooseless

The dude standing knee-deep in the snow is not actually a man, but a bronze statue of renowned Canadian gold course designer Stanley Thompson, who designed the Highland Links course, posed next to some National Park-style plaques.

My son Joshua was was watching the Ben Franey cam early on the afternoon of March 1, when he spotted a moose strolling in from the right side of the frame.

Highland Cam 1 moose

Joshua was watching the moose’s slow progress down the edge of the fairway, when a second moose appeared. Then another… and another… and another—until no fewer than 17 Moose were trekking the length of the course.

Highland Links Cam 18 Moose

OK, OK, there weren’t really 17 moose. It’s a composite of 17 shots Joshua saved as he watched the lone moose’s progress, and later photoshopped into a single image. You can’t believe everything you see on the internets. Neat image, though.

H/T: Joshua Barss Donham