Mule Deer

Puzzling Mule Deer Doe Behavior

By |2022-09-05T03:13:07-06:00September 5th, 2022|Categories: Mule Deer, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last week while I was up in the Wasatch Mountains is saw some interesting Mule Deer doe behavior after I started to take images of two does and two fawns.

Oh Deer, What A Wonderful Morning!

By |2022-06-05T05:19:06-06:00June 4th, 2022|Categories: Mule Deer, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Even though I am primarily a bird photographer I won't pass up the opportunity to photograph mammals when they come into my view like this Mule Deer doe did.

Yearling Mule Deer Buck In The Wasatch Mountains

By |2022-05-07T04:40:47-06:00May 6th, 2022|Categories: Morgan County, Mule Deer, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I drove up into the Wasatch Mountains yesterday. My Jeep got pretty muddy and one highlight of my morning was when I photographed this yearling Mule Deer buck.

Two Mule Deer Bucks In The Marsh At Bear River MBR

By |2021-09-30T05:32:50-06:00September 30th, 2021|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Mule Deer, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Monday morning I saw a group of three Mule Deer bucks slowly moving through tall vegetation in the marsh at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.

Mule Deer Does Crossing A Gravel Road In The West Desert

By |2024-03-16T03:54:39-06:00October 5th, 2020|Categories: Mule Deer, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last week I found a small herd of does and fawns on a gravel road that leads to the foothills and mountain canyons of the Stansbury Mountains that hung around long enough to be photographed.

Celebrate The Spiders Of Antelope Island – Spider Fest On August 3, 2019

By |2021-07-11T09:43:38-06:00July 27th, 2019|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Mule Deer, Utah, Western Spotted Orbweaver|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Mark your calendars because there is a yearly Spider Festival on Antelope Island State Park and this year the festival is being held next Saturday on August 3, 2019.

Mule Deer Doe & May Snow In The Stansbury Mountains

By |2021-09-10T05:26:08-06:00May 2nd, 2019|Categories: Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

My best photo of the morning was a Mule Deer doe in a stand of junipers and even then a cloud blocked the beautiful light. Yes, that is snow on the junipers, on May 1st! 

Portraits of Mule Deer in Willows

By |2021-08-29T03:54:46-06:00June 24th, 2018|Categories: Mule Deer, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I haven't photographed Mule Deer in a while so when I saw a pair of them in willows next to a creek last week I felt I had to take their photos, especially because of all the lush greenery that surrounded them.

Mule Deer Doe with a Western Spotted Orbweaver & Webs on Her Face

By |2021-06-11T04:48:15-06:00July 20th, 2017|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Mule Deer, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

I can't resist photographing birds or wildlife up close so I swung my lens around and focused on the face of the Mule Deer and laughed out loud because she was covered in spiderwebs.

Mule Deer on the Parker Range

By |2021-08-29T04:19:06-06:00June 4th, 2015|Categories: Mule Deer, Parker Range, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

High up on the Parker Range there was a large stand of Quaking Aspen and just outside of the trees there was a Mule Deer grazing on the green grasses.

Mule Deer Doe Blur

By |2021-08-29T04:31:17-06:00July 23rd, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Mule Deer, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When I spotted this Mule Deer doe standing in the golden light on the Antelope Island causeway I thought I would take a few static images of her but as soon as I stopped the doe began to run so I fired off a burst of shots as I panned her movement and knew they would be blurred

Resting Mule Deer buck at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

By |2021-09-30T05:41:12-06:00November 22nd, 2012|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Mule Deer, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

So, my best shots of the day were of this resting Mule Deer buck that I almost missed spotting because he blended in so well with the habitat.

Mule Deer Portraits

By |2021-08-29T04:36:31-06:00June 8th, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Mule Deer, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While out on Antelope Island State Park the other day I spotted a Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) that was almost hidden by tall grasses and stopped to get some images.

Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area

By |2022-02-25T15:46:05-07:00February 9th, 2012|Categories: Bighorn Sheep, Birds, Daggett County, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Golden Eagles, Mule Deer, Pronghorn, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Last September I visited Flaming Gorge National Recreation area for the first time. Wow, nature never ceases to delight and amaze me.

Wild and Wonderful – Antelope Island State Park – The Wildlife

By |2020-05-05T11:54:54-06:00January 24th, 2012|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Black-tailed Jackrabbits, Brine Flies, Coyotes, Davis County, Monarch Butterflies, Mule Deer, North American Porcupines, Pronghorn, Utah, Western Spotted Orbweaver, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This is part 2 of my three part series on Wild and Wonderful Antelope Island State Park and it covers some of the wildlife that can be found howling, grazing, buzzing and posing for my camera.

Antelope Island gnats are back

By |2020-04-05T08:47:00-06:00May 9th, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Horned Larks, Mule Deer, Utah, Willets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

I hereby put the millions of biting gnats on Antelope Island on notice: No matter how many times you break through my insect repellent shield, I am still going to photograph birds on Antelope Island.

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