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1903_0889 Mule Deer

Early one morning at Newton Lake, I came around a corner and surprised about 30 Mule Deer, a mixed herd of does and yearlings, that were grazing the sagebrush flats. They must have felt trapped between the lake and my car; they prefer the safety of the hills on the other side of the road. Within a few seconds they were on the run, leaping and bounding to get away. I just shot from my car window. Mule Deer are the most common large mammal in these parts, so they aren't really high on my shoot list, but I know that I'm spoiled. Great light, great action, no complaints!

 

Photographed at Newton Lake, in the Frenchman River Valley near Val Marie, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2019 James R. Page - all rights reserved.

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Uploaded on April 2, 2019
Taken on March 22, 2019