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Odocoileus hemionus
For my 3,000th spotting, I chose the mule deer. It "is the larger of the two Odocoileus species on average, with a height of 80–106 cm (31–42 in) at the shoulders and a nose-to-tail length ranging from 1.2 to 2.1 m (3.9 to 6.9 ft). Of this, the tail may comprise 11.6 to 23 cm (4.6 to 9.1 in). Does (female deer) are rather smaller and typically weigh from 43 to 90 kg (95 to 200 lb), with an average of around 68 kg (150 lb). Unlike the whitetail, the mule deer does not generally show marked size variation across its range, although environmental conditions can cause considerable weight fluctuations in any given population."
Foraging in an Oak forest
"In summer, Mule Deer chiefly forage on not only herbaceous plants, but also various berries (including blackberry, blueberry, salal, and thimbleberry). They also use grasses more than in winter. Mule deer are known to forage in summer on California Buckeye leaves, even though there is some evidence of that plant's toxicity." - Wikipedia
Spotted on Sep 15, 2013
Submitted on Sep 16, 2013
19 Comments
You are allways welcome!
Thank you António for all of your support!
Cindy my friend i almost missed this ocasion :-) 3000th spottings is a great work,great spotting,beautiful series,congrats again and thanks for sharing with us such a amzing spotting page
Thank you Neil!
Congrats on 3K Cindy! That is amazing! ;)
Thank you so much, Rick and Reza! :)
Congratulation Cindy, You are an inspiration and your spotting never cease to amaze. Thank you for sharing, heres wishing you many, many more !
Congrats Cindy... AMAZING !!! 3000 what a Great Thing :)
Thank you friends! Emma, in hindsight, I should have chosen a bug. I guess I really didn't put much thought in it. I'm a sucker for deer though :)
Congrats! I remember your 200oth spotting was a Coyote! I was expecting a bug this time!
Congratulations on your 3,000th.
Woohoo! Congratulations Cindy & thank you for sharing 3,000 great spottings with us!
Congratulations on 3000! This is a very beautiful picture!
Sweet creature. Congratulations on your 3000th spotting!
Congratulations ... well done.
Congrats on 3000 spotted!
It always special to spot a big mammal! Well done on 3000 spots!!
Thank you Maria :) This series was taken from my car. Luckily no one was behind me on the rural road!
Wonderful series. And congratulations on the milestone, Cindy!