Met some new friends this morning… As I was striding along through the woods I felt eyes upon me and stopped to look around. In the distance I spotted the onlooker, a little fawn mule deer curiously peering out from the wildflowers. I didn’t want to scare the little fellow so I didn’t approach, just shot from where I was at on the trail. Unfortunately the shot was too distant and there were probably some weeds or branches in the way that caught the eye of the camera so that the image isn’t totally sharp and not good enough for printing or stock… but presentable in small format for my blog 🙂 It wasn’t long before the little guy lost nerve and scampered a few more feet into the woods, which was when I noticed a twin fawn also scampering. Couldn’t get a shot of the two of them together, maybe another time.
Didn’t see the mommy deer right away, but I figured she wasn’t too far off. Didn’t take more than a few more steps down the trail to prove that assumption correct. She came out from a thicket and began walking towards me… I held still so as not to alarm her and waited. She moved to within probably 30 yards and stopped to watch me with great suspicion. I walked away a few yards to show her I didn’t intend to encroach and found a tree limb on which to steady my camera. I did get some sharp images of the mommy so I’m pretty happy about that, haven’t gotten a good one of a deer in a while.
Now that I know where she and the babies are, I may sneak in without the doggies again soon and see if I can get some better shots. Anyway, I hope she remembers me that I meant no harm and considers me to be a new friend as well.
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