With the frenzy of the rut, these animals tend to get so caught up in the drive to procreate, that they often wage battles they have no hope of winning. Ok, so maybe this little guy “hoped” but I am pretty sure, he didn’t win anything more than a headache and maybe a hurt ego..(Do deer have egos??) I can just imagine how big the buck had to be that broke off the main beam in the first photo, wish I could have been there to catch a few of those action shots.
The cool Fall mornings once again find the whitetail Rut in full swing. This beautiful buck temporarily set aside his normally shy demeanor. He causes a scene, while trying to draw the attention of the local does and fending off any other would be suitors. He waits patiently for the girl of his dreams to notice his strength, stamina and devotion. Not to mention his swollen neck and impressive rack (wink)
New Perspectives ~ Part 4
Ok, are you tired of looking at animal derriere’s yet??
By the way, yes I did have to google that word to figure out how to correctly spell it!
ABC WednesdayLetter
K
I chose K for King! Both of these magnificent Mule deer bucks would be candidates for King in my book, one for the shear mass of his antlers, and the other for the amazing width..
Mule Deer buck photograph taken 9/6/2008~ F8~ISO 400~ 1/500Even in nature, life’s imperfections can be seen as unique and beautiful. I hope I get the opportunity to photograph this magnificent buck again, now that he has rubbed off all of the velvet. Sometime while these antlers were growing, he damaged the back two points on the one side of his stunning rack, leaving this mass hanging down behind the main beam…
Photo taken 9/6/2008~F5.6~ISO400~1/80The afternoon sun was glowing off the velvet-touched antlers as this beautiful mule deer slipped though the dense forest.
As I tried to position myself to capture a clear shot,
I became entranced by the shimmering glow that came from the crown that he wore with such pride.
Trying to contain my excitement and moments of anxiety;
he finally turned to inspect this intruder,
as if too see what exactly it was that I thought I was doing.
I used this brief moment to capture this image
before he once again dismissed me and ghosted off through the trees.
This photograph was originally posted on 2/20/2008
Monday Morning Memories
Another look back, this photo was originally posted on 2/15/2008. I am really looking forward to seeing how much larger this old warrior is this year.. Cross your fingers and maybe I will be able to get some more pictures of him this close..
A master at concealment. This whitetail buck was bedded in deep grass late on a summer afternoon. He shook his head to rid himself of the pesky insects buzzing around has ears; his movements in the lush green grass gave away his position. Allowing me to get this wonderful shot of his velvet covered antlers amongst the swaying grasses.
Once again I seem to be having PC troubles.. Yep ~ Again. By some miracle Mike was able to log on here long enough tonight for me to upload all of your wonderful comments. Was unable to load ANY blogs for the last 3 days. Will be back to fix things and check in when I have more time.. Hope you all have a wonderful Week.
~6/4/2008~F6.3~1/200~ISO400~converted to B&W on pc~
