Just a Growin' Boy

I was out to the nature area on Thurs. and caught this buck a couple hundred yards up the trail from a group of does hanging out near the nature center building. I was immediately struck by the rather apparent eye rings he had. So I named him Barney after Barney Google (an old cartoon character). Barney is sporting a nice set of growing antlers which should be pretty impressive come fall. One of my objects with the photos I'm taking is to come up with a pocket guide for the interns we have doing deer and turkey surveys on the preserve. There may be some value in seeing what individual animals do over the course of months. While giving animals names can seem kind of cutesy, I think it does help with the ID if they can just remember a name rather than a description. So Barney it is in his natural habitat giving me a close look. He wasn't too upset as he just slowly moved off and disappeared into the thicker goowth. Full frame image. No adjustments other than sharpening for the web. Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Tech info

Canon 60D with EF 70-200mm f/4L @ 200 and TC 1.4 = 180mm
1/125 at f/6.3 and ISO 800
tripod
wild animal, not baited, called, or otherwise influenced