 |
| SE corner of Bruno's field, showing small berm on other side of electric fence |
 |
| THIS is what was catching his eye |
 |
| Three young bucks, out for a late lunch |
 |
| Really shedding out |
 |
| One would watch me, & the other two would graze |
 |
| 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.
