Sometimes, Shortcuts are a Good Idea... by deb cole
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Sometimes, Shortcuts are a Good Idea... by

I went for a walk with my brother yesterday and we were following a marked trail through the woods in Canterbury Hills, Ancaster Ontario Canada which is also part of the Amalgamated City of Hamilton. We saw a lot of brush, nothing else. We came across a clearing and decided to leave the path to go and investigate. What we found was astonishing. We walked upon a herd of deer grazing in the clearing. They ran, but not far and they continued grazing. They did keep an eye on us though and after a little while, they slowly vanished back into the woods.
Taken with the Nikon D60 and Nikkor 55-200mm lens.

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  • artwhiz47
    artwhiz474 months ago

    Ah, the Whitetail ~ ever the poser. Such a fortunate happenstance for you, Deb. This one was clearly just waiting for you, eh?

  • I think so, Sheila. There were about 7 or 8 of them, calmly grazing. Never even gave me a second look. I hate to say it, but I think they were “not afraid of people”.

    – deb cole

  • NewfieKeith
    NewfieKeith4 months ago

    You have to love those short cuts :)))) Awesome capture Deb :)))

  • Thanks so much, Keith! I do love those short cuts! :o)

    – deb cole

  • Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos
    Konstantinos A...4 months ago


    24 January 2012 – 1 image per 24hrs

  • :o)

    – deb cole

  • Julie  White
    Julie White4 months ago

    Simply stunning capture.

  • Thank you very, very much Julie!!

    – deb cole

  • Bluenorther
    Bluenorther4 months ago

    Deb what a beautiful capture this is. She is looking at you for sure. So very alert but not willingly to turn tail and flee. I love this A fave ! :>)) Leslie

  • Thank you very much, Leslie!! She was a real beauty and you’re right! They must have found something good to munch on and didn’t want to abandon it. They knew that I was “okay”. :o)

    – deb cole

  • vette
    vette4 months ago

    What an awesome capture Deb, these whitetails are so beautiful, and this one is obviously alert to the fact you want her to pose for you. Nice image all round. Susan

  • Thank you so much, Susan! There were 8 or more deer just moseying around. The only problem I had was which one to photograph first!! :o)

    – deb cole

  • andy551
    andy5514 months ago

    Brilliant, amazing capture !

  • Thanks so very, very much, Andy!!

    – deb cole

  • John44
    John444 months ago

    Great image

    Very nice creation

  • Thank you for the wonderful comment, John!!

    – deb cole

  • reefer
    reeferabout 1 month ago

    Beautiful capture.

  • There were 8 or 9 of them all around me. They were likely thinking “Oh look! A human!” Thanks so much, Ray!! :o)

    – deb cole