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Roe Deer, Female | Capreolus Capreolus | 06-2022 | Ticino | Switzerland
My best photos are here: www.lacerta-bilineata.com/ticino-best-photos-of-southern-...
More TICINO/TESSIN Wildlife Photos (all taken in my garden in Monteggio/Ti, Switzerland): it.lacerta-bilineata.com/ramarro-occidentale-lacerta-bili... (the website exists in ESPAÑOL, FRANÇAIS, ITALIANO, ENGLISH, DEUTSCH)
My latest ANIMAL VIDEO (warning, it's a bit shocking): www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T2-Xszz7FI
In case you're interested, you can find the COLOR VERSION of the photo above here: www.lacerta-bilineata.com/other-fauna?pgid=krc12ip9-c98c9...
ABOUT THE PHOTO:
Those among you who regularly go to the trouble of reading the (far too lengthy 😉) explanations that come with my photos will be aware that my Flickr gallery and my website ( www.lacerta-bilineata.com/other-fauna ) only show what I can capture in my garden or within a radius of a couple of meters around it.
I find operating within such a limited space (we're talking about approximately 40 square meters) poses an interesting challenge, and it makes this photographic journey of mine more personal, because through my daily "safaris" in my garden I actually feel more connected to all the many lifeforms that share this little oasis around my vacation home with me.
But it also gives my gallery here a distinct profile, a "theme" if you will; you as the viewer get to visit my garden with me and discover it through photography just as I do. This is important to me, because I feel it is the only "original" aspect I can offer to the viewers on Flickr that might help to make my photos interesting.
There is an obvious downside though, and it's one I had to make peace with when I decided on that approach: I knew that I would probably never capture anything other than insects, birds and reptiles, because bigger wildlife normally dare not venture close enough to my garden after daybreak for me to be able to photograph it. At least that's what I thought until one day this past June 😊.
On that day I got up before sunrise to water the garden as had become my habit during the exceptionally hot spring/summer this year; I was still half asleep and mechanically going through my garden chores, when I suddenly became aware of a pair of big, dark eyes that looked at me, obviously startled.
It was a beautiful female roe deer that apparently had been stealthily grazing in the former vineyard (now occasionally used as a horse pasture) just a few meters outside my garden, until the noise I made caught her by surprise. She looked at me alarmed for a few seconds - then she quickly took off and disappeared in the nearby woods.
Imagine my surprise and joy: It was highly unusual for this shy animal to come this close to the village after daybreak, and in almost 40 years I had only once or twice seen any wildlife coming to this vineyard during the day.
I knew from experience that roe deer are creatures of habit, so the next morning I got up at 5am, and this time I had my camera ready. I entered the garden trying to make as little noise as possible and slowly approached the edge of the old vineyard, using the bushes in my garden as cover.
And there she was: peacefully grazing just a few meters away from me. I started photographing her through the leaves of a young ash tree, but unfortunately she heard the sound of my zoom lens. She looked right at me (as you can see above), but she didn't have my scent and couldn't really make me out through the leaves.
Although she wasn't alarmed enough to flee in a hurry, lady roe deer still didn't take any chances and slowly trotted away towards the forest, every once in a while stopping briefly to nibble on some grass, then she was gone.
In the weeks that followed I would spot my doe-eyed new neighbor every now and then in the early morning hours before sunrise, and I even managed to photograph her again a couple of times, but so far this is the photo I like best. I'm aware that monochrome is rarely the way to go with wildlife, and most people prefer color, so I'm curious what you guys' verdict is.
As always, many greetings to all of you and have a happy weekend ahead, and please let me know what you think in the comments below (which I love to read, even though - as I'm sure you're all aware by now - it always takes me ages to reply, for which I'm genuinely sorry!!! 🙏 😊 👍❤)
Heute bei der nebligen Stimmung sind die Bäume kaum zu sehen.Der Bauer hat im September nochmal eine Wildblumenmischung gesät und wird sie zur Verbesserung des Bodens irgendwann unterpflügen.
Die Rehe freut das ,sie haben hier eine wohlschmeckende Nahrungsquelle.
Was für ein schöner Moment , eigentlich habe ich auf Eisvögel gewartet ♂️ da dachte sich das Reh was kuckt der da 😉
Herzlichen Dank für Kommentare, Favoriten und Einladungen.
Heartfelt thanks for comments, favorites and invitations.