Deer, Practising the Art of Deception

Another day, another deer.

You notice the White-tailed Deer in the field because it's moving slowly away from you, only stopping to measure the distance back with a mocking toss of its antlers. It doesn't raise its white-flag tail in alarm. You will never reach it.

But you don't notice the White-tail that's even closer, the one hiding motionless beside the garden shed. It sees you, though, and waits until you've almost focused...

Morning White-tailed Deer  ©SB

Two flashes of white. Both deer cross the forest to the trees.


What is this? White-tailed Deer,

Location: Near Muenster, Saskatchewan, Canada 

Photo date: July 5, 2015. 

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