Saturday, June 30, 2012

Deer Encounters

An unexpected wildlife encounter always invigorates my spirit.  On two recent morning walks I have had the pleasure of meeting up with deer.  One early morning, this trophy buck watched me pass by and was kind enough to look up and pose for a picture (taken with my iPhone).  Click on the photo to see a larger image.
 
I met this doe twice on the same walk in Morgan Hill.  First, I passed within a few feet of her feasting in a yard on West Dunne.  We were both startled and she scurried off up a hill.  Forty minutes later  I crossed over the same hill from the opposite direction and there she was.  This time she stopped long enough for a photo.  I saw her again the next week near the same area with her very small fawn, and even though both stopped to look at me, they were too far away for a clear picture.
These encounters are gifts that are always appreciated
(unlike when they eat the flowers right out of my front garden).

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