Ummm.. I live literally on a river, so there's been alot.. lol
One time when I was at a yard sale, my mom and I were walking back to our car, and a baby moose came outta nowhere and walked right in front of me. So that was pretty cool.
I would say the most memorable, up close and personal encounter was a year or so ago, when I was walking to the bus stop. I was almost to where our mailboxes are, and I noticed a mallard duck sleeping on the sidewalk. At first I couldn't tell if it was real or a toy, so I stood there talking to myself and he woke up, stood up and pooped (LOL) and started clucking at me, so I said to him
"Papa, you're not safe up here, you need to go back down to the river".
I knew if I just left him, a dog or something would get him because it was early morning and that's when all the dog walkers are out. So I said,
"Lord, PLEASE help me get Papa down to the river". Immediately the duck started moving towards where the river is, and I walked a few feet behind to make sure he kept going the right way. He turned around and I said,
"No Papa, you've got to go to the river" so he turned around, and flew back down to the river.. And I continued on my way to the bus stop.