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Odocoileus virginianus
The female (doe) usually weighs from 90 to 200 pounds (40 to 90 kg). Length ranges from 62 to 87 inches (160 to 220 cm), including the tail, and the shoulder height is 32 to 40 inches (80 to 100 cm).[5] White-tailed deer from the tropics tend to be smaller than in temperate populations, averaging 77–110 pounds (35–50 kg).
White-tailed deer are generalists and can adapt to a wide variety of habitats.[11] The largest deer occur in the temperate regions of Canada and United States. The Northern white-tailed deer (borealis), Dakota white-tailed deer (dacotensis), and Northwest white-tailed deer (ochrourus) are some of the largest animals, with large antlers. The smallest deer occur in the Florida Keys. Although most often thought of as forest animals depending on relatively small openings and edges, white-tailed deer can equally adapt themselves to life in more open prairie, savanna woodlands, and sage communities as in the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico, These savanna-adapted deer have relatively large antlers in proportion to their body size and large tails. Also, there is a noticeable difference in size between male and female deer of the savannas. The Texas white-tailed deer (texanus), of the prairies and oak savannas of Texas and parts of Mexico, are the largest savanna-adapted deer in the Southwest, with impressive antlers that might rival deer found in Canada and the northern United States.
This morning ! I was very surprised and happy to approach it . They are wild and yet I'm closer than 15 feet !!! I will always remember this experience :))
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thank you, I was about 15 or 20 meter. At the beginning she was afraid to 100 meters. So I took another path in the mountains to climb a little altitude. Then boom, I found myself almost face to face with it. hihi :)
Stunning...Fantastic shot :)
Fantastic photos!! You're so lucky to get that close - they're often so skittish!
great pic , Luc!
As long as you don't have to guard a garden I agree!
Thank you very much Daniele :) I really was very lucky .
Beautiful spotting Luc!