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| SE corner of Bruno's field, showing small berm on other side of electric fence |
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| THIS is what was catching his eye |
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| Three young bucks, out for a late lunch |
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| Really shedding out |
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| One would watch me, & the other two would graze |
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| Very calm & quiet |
I had just finished untacking the lad, and had let him loose in his paddock. He was VERY interested in one spot just outside his field. I looked, and there were three "somethings" out there. So I opened the gate to let Bruno out on the field, and then quietly wandered out myself. I got part way to the other end, and thought I saw deer. So I quietly turned around and went back to the house to get my camera.
I slowly meandered again across the field, pretending not to look at the deer. Even so, they started to leave their grazing spot, and move away from me. I carefully kept on, then crawled through he electric fencing, and climbed the low berm. The deer were unsure. I sat down, and hoped they would take me as a "friendly"; they did! I was up there, quietly taking photos, and just watching them for about half an hour. At one point, two of the bucks reared up, and had a bit of a fisty-cuffs .. all in play. [I've seen kangaroos do so, but never deer.]
It was a glorious day, made all the more so by being permitted to enjoy the presence of the deer.
It sounds like an idyllic day, Kathryn - and you got some wonderful photos!
ReplyDeleteYes, it is incredible how happy it can make you feel to observe animals, when you think they should feel you are a danger, but they don't , and they don't run away. Makes you feel "chosen" and privileged.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful to have such a "meeting" in your own back yard. A real blessing - thank you for sharing it via your words and photos xx
ReplyDeleteGreat shots, Kathryn. You are brave to crawl under the electric fence. I was photographing some horses once and touched the tip of one of my fingers on the wire, that was scary. I know it's not a large charge but the tingling took quite a while to stop. :) Did I learn? I hope so.
ReplyDeletehi kathryn! thank you so much for stopping by to see my wasp! i'm so glad you did because i found your blog and lovely work!! amazing shots and the paintings below are just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a glorious day and opportunity to catch wildlife through photos.
ReplyDeleteThis post comes just a few days after I saw four Fallow Deer myself! I was walking in the woods behind my house and literally yards from my garden fence were four adult deer! I was so excited as I had never seen deer so close before and they were much bigger than I'd expexted. Sadly, as soon as they saw me, they saw the dog and swiftly dissapeared deeper in to the woods, but it's lovely to know that they are around :0)
ReplyDeleteHow cool! What a sight to see, I can't believe you got so close to them too. They don't seem bothered by you at all! Also I'm loving the progress on your lab below. Looks great!
ReplyDeleteLovely moment. It is so exciting to see animals out in 'the wild'. I am sure you felt a lift all day. Thanks for sharing the pictures.
ReplyDeleteLovely post. Moments like this take you out of your daily grind - and remind you of a world other than our day-to-day. Thank you for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteNice fuzzy wuzzies. I'd hesitate to post a shot of our herd. The hunters would all be chomping at the bit!
ReplyDeleteI envy you.. Real bad. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd I also enjoyed the meat shop painting.
Beautiful post with wonderful pictures. When I go outside my house, I get excited to see a "squirrel"!! Love all your paintings..expecially, Miss Carmela.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! I get really excited when I see deer:)
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