Friends of Herne
I walked to the library yesterday morning after work because I had another five DVDs on reserve that were ready for me to pick up (Underworld: Evolution, Big Fish, The Color Purple, Goodfellas, and Peter Pan). I kind of randomly decided to go on a longer walk and check out the last remnants of fall foliage on my second favourite bike trail which I have been neglecting far too much this autumn.
On the trail, I was tracking deer again when I got out there deep enough. As always I stopped to examine the mud/clay/sand/whatever at the riverside beneath the bridge, and I spotted more fresh deer tracks. I think they must come down there daily for a drink of water. When I continued down the bike trail, I eventually came upon two deer, who literally leaped into the trees to avoid an encounter with me. I tiptoed down the trail a little bit in hopes of catching them off-guard and getting a picture, but they must have crept deep into the trees where I couldn't follow, because I never found anything.
Not until much later on, that is. For some reason, I decided to take an alternate route home, instead of walking back on the bike trail. I wound up along Frontage Road, and that's when I spotted...
I was kind of surprised this deer let me take even one photo, never mind the handful of others I was able to snap during that time. I'm so used to deer running away from me almost before I can even get a glimpse of them, but this deer just stood there and watched me.
Sniffing the air to determine whether I was a threat to her. Watching me closely all the while.
Then started creeping forward again and I got this picture of her nibbling on some tree leaves or berries or whatever she found.
Yum, yum.
Then I noticed another movement to the right of this scene. A second deer! And look at those adorable, precious eyes too. Almost sad-looking.
Creeping toward the first deer. Look how brilliantly they hide in the trees and brush. By the way, clicking on any of these pictures will lead you to a page where you can choose to view the larger version of each photo. They are all sized 1024x768 just because. =p I didn't want to sacrifice the detail entirely.
The two of them hiding, one is watching me.
And oh my! A third one has appeared!
Now there's four of them! They begin to disappear into the trees, still calmly creeping.
Goodbye, friends of Herne. It was nice meeting you.
On the trail, I was tracking deer again when I got out there deep enough. As always I stopped to examine the mud/clay/sand/whatever at the riverside beneath the bridge, and I spotted more fresh deer tracks. I think they must come down there daily for a drink of water. When I continued down the bike trail, I eventually came upon two deer, who literally leaped into the trees to avoid an encounter with me. I tiptoed down the trail a little bit in hopes of catching them off-guard and getting a picture, but they must have crept deep into the trees where I couldn't follow, because I never found anything.
Not until much later on, that is. For some reason, I decided to take an alternate route home, instead of walking back on the bike trail. I wound up along Frontage Road, and that's when I spotted...
I was kind of surprised this deer let me take even one photo, never mind the handful of others I was able to snap during that time. I'm so used to deer running away from me almost before I can even get a glimpse of them, but this deer just stood there and watched me.
Sniffing the air to determine whether I was a threat to her. Watching me closely all the while.
Then started creeping forward again and I got this picture of her nibbling on some tree leaves or berries or whatever she found.
Yum, yum.
Then I noticed another movement to the right of this scene. A second deer! And look at those adorable, precious eyes too. Almost sad-looking.
Creeping toward the first deer. Look how brilliantly they hide in the trees and brush. By the way, clicking on any of these pictures will lead you to a page where you can choose to view the larger version of each photo. They are all sized 1024x768 just because. =p I didn't want to sacrifice the detail entirely.
The two of them hiding, one is watching me.
And oh my! A third one has appeared!
Now there's four of them! They begin to disappear into the trees, still calmly creeping.
Goodbye, friends of Herne. It was nice meeting you.