{"id":137977,"date":"2023-06-18T05:48:36","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T11:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=137977"},"modified":"2023-06-18T06:08:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T12:08:15","slug":"mule-deer-curious-about-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/18\/mule-deer-curious-about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Mule Deer Curious About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don’t post photos of mule deer to my blog very often but this one was so curious about me I felt I should return the favor.<\/p>\n

Two days ago, in a remote area of Box Elder County, I heard a bird calling from very close along the side of the road. The call was completely unfamiliar to me so I stopped and waited for the bird to appear from out of the sagebrush. It continued to call and I continued to wait for nearly 15 minutes but the bird never showed itself.<\/p>\n

And then I realized I was being watched.<\/p>\n

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While I was distracted this mule deer, a doe I believe, had approached so close I could barely fit her in frame. Deer in this remote area are usually pretty spooky but this one was the exact opposite. She continued to get closer to me, zig zagging amongst the sagebrush until I could hear her breathing.<\/p>\n

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The breathing I heard turned out to be deliberate sniffing in my direction, a new experience for me with mule deer. Here she had raised her nose as she was sniffing me out.<\/p>\n

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And then she settled in to just stare at me, which I thought made for an interesting portrait. Maybe it’s because with my big ears I have a certain affinity for mule deer.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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I don’t post photos of mule deer to my blog very often but this one was so curious about me I felt I should return the favor. (3 photos)<\/p>\n

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