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Mule Deer – Ladies of the Evening

Ladies of the Evening I’ve often wondered why some who find themselves in the middle of breathtaking beauty are unable to recognize it. Those who can ‘see’, oft sense so much gleeYet those in a hurry, seem doomed to but scurrySince they can’t get in touch, they sadly miss much Mule Deer capture made against a fire-scorched sundown sky from a place ‘off the beaten track’ in eastern Montana where, according to some, ‘nothing’s there’. ~ Anecdote, poem and Mule Deer capture, Ladies of the Evening © Jerry L. Ferrara

Giving Lip During the rut, a Mule Deer buck exercises a flehmen display [lip curl]. ~ Anecdote and Mule Deer capture, Giving Lip © Jerry L. Ferrara

They’ve Got Us! Lazily lounging in the early morning’s tranquility the Mule Deer herd leisurely ruminated and the moment was bucolic … but the scene was destined soon to change. With great fanfare a tumultuous flood of Sandhill Cranes boisterously blew in, shattering the peaceful setting and the startled deer herd came quickly to attention. “We’re surrounded!” one of the deer exclaimed. “They’ve got us!” The paranoic grass-eaters were thoroughly convinced that a re-enactment of Custer’s last stand was about to ensue. 😀 ~ Anecdote and Mule Deer/Sandhill Cranes capture, They’ve Got Us! © Jerry L. Ferrara

Ladies of the Evening Along the Missouri Breaks, a trio of Mule Deer doe leisurely strolled the rugged ridgeline at sundown. They were Ladies of the Evening set against a painted sky. ~ Anecdote and Mule Deer capture, Ladies of the Evening © Jerry L. Ferrara

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Mule Deer – Ladies of the Evening

Mule Deer – Giving Lip

Mule Deer/Sandhill Cranes – They’ve Got Us!

Mule Deer – Ladies of the Evening

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