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Just before sunrise, but light enough to see, I watched three Whitetail Deer stroll from the woods behind our house, making their way around the side and disappearing from my view. It appeared one of them was aware of me sitting in my usual early morning spot by the window but only hesitated for a moment before joining the other two. They passed no more than 25 feet from me but on the other side of a window.
The photo above isn’t them. That’s a photo I made in January of 2016 while RV’ing and stopped at the Colorado River Park in Columbus, TX. This morning, I was too surprised and slow to grab a camera, and if I’m honest, I was enjoying watching them far too much to lose the moment while fumbling about.
What a gift those moments are! No need for a photograph but keep the image of the memory. I like this image due to the light and all three have their eyes focused on you.
You’re right about it being a gift, Monte, and a much-appreciated one. I am trying to remember the exact circumstances of this photo, but I may have been walking Maggie on a leash at the time. That would have garnered the level of attention these deer were giving. LOL
Thanks, and Happy Friday to you! It’s supposed to be a mild day here today, possibly with some rain.
I love these unexpected wildlife encounters. We don’t have deer in our backyard, in the middle of suburbia, but the occasional coyote is coming through, which is always fun to us, because of their very dog-like demeanor. Well, they are dogs, so that shouldn’t be a surprise, but to see the stretching, yawning, rolling around, the surprised looks, and everything, is still funny. Beautiful photo of deer, wonderful warm light that suits the subject.
Thanks! Most people would be surprised by what wildlife might visit their yards at night. I’ve had a suburbia friend set up a motion-sensitive night video camera, which captured an unexpectedly wide variety of nocturnal visitors. We have an ever-increasing number of coyotes here, also.