{"id":106303,"date":"2023-05-25T02:01:18","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T08:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=106303"},"modified":"2023-05-25T02:01:18","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T08:01:18","slug":"my-problem-with-deer-flies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2023\/05\/25\/my-problem-with-deer-flies\/","title":{"rendered":"My Problem With Deer Flies"},"content":{"rendered":"

My problem with Deer Flies is that while living in Utah I became extremely allergic to their bites. Each time I am bitten by the Deer Flies my reaction is worse.<\/p>\n

\"DeerDeer Flies at Bear River MBR \u2013 Nikon D500, f8, 1\/1600, ISO 500, -0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

For the last two years, I successfully avoided being bitten by the “murder flies” in Utah by staying away from locations where I knew their numbers were typically high. These flies are known to be attracted to cattle, so I stayed away from low elevation desert ranchlands and Bear River MBR, where cattle were used for phragmites mitigation.<\/p>\n

\"DeerDeer Fly bites 2020 and 2021- Cell phone photos
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I don’t know if I am only allergic to the specific species of deer flies in Utah or if other species in other states would elicit the same allergic responses. I am not sure that I want to get bitten just to find out to find out!<\/p>\n

Deer fly season is about to start, I’m not looking forward to their reappearance.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good despite the “Murder Flies”, most of the time.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my insect and spider photos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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