Mule deer are the most common species of deer in and around the park, recognizable by their small black-tipped tails — and, for mature males, their wide antler spread. (And, to me, their mulish ears, but I may be making that up…)
We were lucky to see a male in deep evening dusk on the shoulder of the Park’s Ecotour entry road. I got out of the car and knelt in the stones, hoping to get a clear shot of his antlers above the fence, against the sky. But then he took off, all four legs lifting at once as he bounced across the gravel.
Male mule deer bounding across Grassland National Park's Ecotour access road © SB |
Mule deer watching from roadside pasture. © SB |
Mule deer leaves grass bed for grasses. © SB |
Close-up of grass bed in nearby pasture. © SB |
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