Larry PF
Big Babies
Unusual to see this female mule deer still letting her large fawns nurse this late in the year. They are normally weaned by now.
Perhaps more of a bonding exercise than a nutritional requirement.
The most noticeable differences between white-tailed and mule deer are ear size, tail color, and antler configuration. In many cases, body size is also a key difference. The mule deer's tail is black-tipped, whereas the white-tailed deer's is not. Mule deer antlers are bifurcated; they "fork" as they grow, rather than branching from a single main beam, as is the case with white-taileds.
Image taken at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
9-16-2020
Canon EOS 90D camera
150-600mm F5-6.3 Sigma DG OS HSM | Contemporary
1/500 f5.6 ISO500 150mm
Big Babies
Unusual to see this female mule deer still letting her large fawns nurse this late in the year. They are normally weaned by now.
Perhaps more of a bonding exercise than a nutritional requirement.
The most noticeable differences between white-tailed and mule deer are ear size, tail color, and antler configuration. In many cases, body size is also a key difference. The mule deer's tail is black-tipped, whereas the white-tailed deer's is not. Mule deer antlers are bifurcated; they "fork" as they grow, rather than branching from a single main beam, as is the case with white-taileds.
Image taken at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
9-16-2020
Canon EOS 90D camera
150-600mm F5-6.3 Sigma DG OS HSM | Contemporary
1/500 f5.6 ISO500 150mm