Sunday, November 15, 2009

Where the Deer, but no Antelope, Play - Camera Critters


I was out for a drive last week when something on the hillside caught my eye. I stopped the car and look what I saw.

Do you see them now? Look at those ears! Click on any photo to enlarge.

They were quite a distance away so the telephoto was pushed to the max.

There they go over the hill. I got back in the car and drove a little further down so I was on the other side of this hill.

This is what I saw running along the hillside.

In all there were five deer but they had scatter out. I was far away and not a threat but I'm not sure what they thought.

I cropped this photo a little so you could get a closer look.

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38 comments:

f8hasit said...

Those are fabulous!
:-)

eileeninmd said...

wonderful photos, I love the one of the three deer running down the hill. Well done!

AL said...

How graceful there are!

AL

Squirrel said...

Wonderful captures.

Icy BC said...

Fantastic shots in action, Judy! The first two photos are my favorite!

DJan said...

Deer are just naturally skittish. We have a mother and her two fawns around here, and now the fawns have gotten almost as bit as mom. Sometimes they run and sometimes they are very bold. Nice pictures, Judy.

MARGARET GOSDEN 2 said...

The first two pictures are wonderful - the blending of sky and grass and
sharpness of the ears! An awesome concept - not knowing, at first, what the animal could be with that white 'bobtail'!

Sunny said...

What fantastic pictures! The colors are perfect.
Sunny :)

Salitype said...

wonderful shots pictures and i love the colors! you're lucky to have captured these gracful and quite fast creatures!

Betsy from Tennessee said...

Oh how I love seeing the deer, Judy... Recently, three of them have wandered behind our home --along the golf course (either early in the morning or at dusk). SO pretty. You captured some great pictures.
Hugs,
Betsy

jeanne-project365-2009 said...

Beautiful images Judy. How amazing it must have been to be there. ~Jeanne

Sharon Wagner said...

Beautiful pictures! We always enjoy a good deer sighting as well.

Rae said...

Awesome shots.

Ginny said...

I would never be able to take pictures like this! I don't think I can do zoom and stop motion at the same time. They are wonderful. I love the way you put the pictures in order! So at first we have to guess. Just by the ears, I first thought you'd come across a pack of wild dogs!I just now saw the B-17. You must have done these two posts close together. Black and white makes it look like a very old plane. Funny about that.

Carolyn Ford said...

Wow! Wonderful captures of natures at her finest moments! Wow, again!

Carletta said...

Ah! They look fairly young.
You got some nice shots even far away.
Nice capture!

MedaM said...

Fantastic series of photos!Those lovely animals look almost unreal in the grass especially on the first several photos.

koala said...

What a great encounter! And you did very well with the photos.

storyteller said...

Wonderful photo series with a great title ;-)
Hugs and blessings,
My Camera Critters

hip chick said...

Wow!

Rinkly Rimes said...

They seem to be playing hide-and-seek!

The Retired One said...

I loved the photo of them hiding in the tall grass.
These were all great shots!
They better hide!
It is deer hunting season in Michigan!

alwaysbcmom.com said...

These are great! It seems that no matter how often we see deer, we always get excited to see them. I'm glad you went around to the other side of the hill.

ANULAL said...

Great photographs. You deserve true credits.
And Thank you so much for your comment on my blog.
Have a nice time,
Keep visiting,
Anu.

diane said...

They are well hidden in the long grass you did well to cature them. Lovely shy critters.

Lily Robinson said...

Lovely! I miss our deer. We had lots before all the fencing went up for the horses and goats. Someday I will retrieve my pics off the crashed hard drive. I have some of a doe being romanced by a young button buck.

Enjoy the deer season!

permenmint said...

What wonderful photo shoots. I love to see all deers running down the hill, like playing hide and seek.

charmine. said...

I enlarged them and WOW!you got some great pics there.

Judy Sheldon-Walker said...

Yes, it is deer hunting season in Mi. but I like your way of shooting better. :-)

Sandra said...

you are truly blessed to have seen this. even the grass is pretty, the deer more so.

Postcards from Wildwood said...

What a lovely sequence - just as you experienced it! Janice.

The Japanese Redneck said...

Great shots. Love them.

Ratty said...

Great deer shots. I love deer pictures. These look fairly young.

Anya said...

Yessss I can see them ....... LOL
You had many luck to make this shots :-)
(Sorry I am so late for camera critters !!!!!)

hugs for Miss Cindi
Kareltje =^.^=

KaLynn said...

Awesome!

desertnutmeg said...

Wonderful! i have to admit to being a bit envious, i've yet to see any Mule deer so i really mean it when i say: Thanks for sharing!
m.

Ebie said...

Even camouflaged among the grass (?) they are pretty and graceful! Nice blending of the great blue sky!

Pat said...

I love the ones where we just see their ears! TOO cute! Those skies are a magnificent blue color! Then capturing them running down the hillside - Great! THanks for sharing these!