Forelegs Forward, Ears Back, and New Antlers Sprouting from Pedicles
Young Buck Under the Trampoline, 17 April 24, Colorado. This young buck has now repeatedly returned to this exact same spot to rest. He joins other deer and they, too, have "their own spots" for napping. They were out there again today (22 April), but this time were joined by the black-billed magpies. These corvids would walk about, encircling the deer, then climb atop the deer two-at-a-time and pull at loose fur. Maybe they were eating insects on the deer also. Intriguing dynamics. Mutual gains.
Forelegs Forward, Ears Back, and New Antlers Sprouting from Pedicles
Young Buck Under the Trampoline, 17 April 24, Colorado. This young buck has now repeatedly returned to this exact same spot to rest. He joins other deer and they, too, have "their own spots" for napping. They were out there again today (22 April), but this time were joined by the black-billed magpies. These corvids would walk about, encircling the deer, then climb atop the deer two-at-a-time and pull at loose fur. Maybe they were eating insects on the deer also. Intriguing dynamics. Mutual gains.