Drinking Her Dry

Gallery: WildlifePosted July 6, 2013146 views5 comments

For the past few days I've been wandering our local urban trails looking for white-tailed deer fawns, and other than a few fleeting glimpses, I wasn't having much luck.

Yesterday I spotted this doe who was grazing on a hillside some distance off, when suddenly out of the bushes to her right came this cute little fawn. They sniffed each other briefly and then the fawn began feeding. Just as it did, another fawn came out of the bush followed by a third one, all going through the same recognition routine.

While this shot is perhaps not my best, it is representative of one of the more special ones.

Comments, critique and suggestions always welcome.

Tech Stuff: Canon 1D4, 100-400mm lens @ 400mm, f/5.6, 1/1000, ISO 400, Hand Held. Spot Metering, Manual Exposure. Significantly cropped.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Ralph Kerr on July 6, 2013 at 9:50 PM

Wow Rick, what a find. I suspect you will be able to find this doe feeding often with 3 to feed. Good photo of the event.

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on July 8, 2013 at 2:20 PM

That is not a photo you see every day; great find and a good photo of the occasion Rick.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 9, 2013 at 10:16 AM

I agree Rick, it's a very special image.
I've spent a lot of time observing the WT on our land, and over the years I've never seen three trying to nurse at the same time..
Well done

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 9, 2013 at 9:55 PM

This title and scene reminds me of an old Sci-fi movie c=from the 80's called Lifeforce.

Nice moment captured Rick. Not a common shot.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on July 10, 2013 at 1:29 AM

Hi Rick. You sure were fortunate to actually find just what you were looking for and even got them nursing - very cool. Technically all looks pretty good, but the larger view does show some tell tale signs of the large crop. I might try cropping a little more from the bottom and add a little to the top if you have it.

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