Consolation deer

[Steve Foss]

Well, we happened onto these deer about an hour ago, five minutes after a wolf ran across the road too fast for me to get my camera up and five minutes before the battery in our new Toyota (new to us) went to the big battery roundup in the sky. We were able to get a boost and get to the Napa store with 5 minutes to spare before closing, so we got a new battery that I just installed, but of course there went our weekend budget for a planned trip to Duluth.

But, heck, the deer were out all over the place enjoying last year's grass newly exposed by the melting snow.

Both with the Canon 20D and Canon 100-400L IS, iso200 and f8

1/400 at 400mm

1/500 at 370mm

[hendenhook]

What great expressions on those deer, I enjoy all your shots and have learned alot by what you post and what you say.

Thanks Steve.

[Steve Foss]

I appreciate that hh. Deer are so common I don't like to post images of them unless there's something a little out of the ordinary, and I couldn't get that fawn to open its eyes. Just seemed sooooo like he was chillin'. And the car horn works wonders when you want to get deer to look alertly at the camera.

I just wish the horizon on the deer pair image didn't run right through their heads. Would have been nicer if the grass field continued uphill, but there's only so much you can do, ya know?

[Deitz Dittrich]

Dude.. that fawn looks wasted man!.. next round is on me man.. LOL

[MARINERMAGNUM]

Are those your deer? or the DNR's deer?

Here in Iowa,if you were to shoot a deer out of season,or unlawfully kill it in any way,you pay a replacement cost to the DNR for "their" deer [+ fines]. I think it's around $2000 per deer.

Now,when "their" deer wanders onto the highway and I hit it with my Tahoe,they should pay the damages that "their" deer inflicted,right?

i know,i know, i'm on a state funded hiway that is "theirs" too!

Our DNR people are NOT responsible pet owners!!

[Jim Almquist]

Nice shots Steve of your pets I relly like the shot of the 2 looking back. The deer in the first shot must be enjoying the sun or ate a little too much ripe fruit

[Dbl]

That first one is a riot! Both are nice looking shots.

[jonny_redhorse]

great Steve!....that first one is something else!...looks like a "potted up"...deer from the "Dennis Hopper" days....lol!

[Steve Foss]

Hmmm, maybe I should photoshop in something sticking out of its mouth and add a quote from a Cheech and Chong movie.

Nah, that'd probably be over the line, though a heck of a lot of fun. We ARE a family values site, after all.

[Swimmer]

It's the newly exposed "grass" they're eating. That wasn't in your yard was it Steve?

[Steve Foss]

Swimmer, I admit nothing.

[icehousebob]

Steve, you should have a caption writing contest for that first picture. My entry would be,"I may rise but I refuse to shine."

What did you think the hummingbird pictues I e-mailed?

[Steve Foss]

Those were very cool pics you sent. Thanks for forwarding them to me.