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Odocoileus virginianus borealis
the largest and darkest of all the subspecies, spotted in my backyard, see my notes for the story
urban, backyard
I got up for work one morning and walked into my kitchen. It was 6:15am. I looked out the window to my backyard and was shocked and excited to see a very young but nearly full size deer! I literally dropped everything and got my camera. I took a shots 2,3 and 4 through the kitchen window. The deer was just hanging out, munching a bit on it's tail. Eventually I went outside and snapped off the first photo in the series but it ran away right after. I don't live in a subdivision but I don't live in the bush either. There is a bit of trees in the back and around the side of my house that connect with some railroad tracks that lead into some semi wild bush near Marineland. I've seen deer in the area just a few times. There is also a resident pack of coyotes about 700m (.5Mi) from my house. Coworkers and I have seen them numerous times but it's always when I don't have my camera.
Spotted on Jun 6, 2012
Submitted on Jun 28, 2012
3 Comments
Thanks Maria and Savanna. Great story Maria, with a happy ending. It could be dangerous for the deer but as far as I know there's only been 2 or 3 coyotes spotted together. There are also plenty of rabbits and pheasants for them to feed on.
How lovely :)
cool spotting, Dan. If there is a pack of coyotes there, it's dangerous for the deer as they hunt fawns. They will attack full-grown deer on occasion; the deer I have followed for five years was attacked by a coyote, we presume when she was defending a fawn. I was afraid she would die with a huge wound in her back but she recovered!