I was so lucky to visit Zion National Park over Thanksgiving weekend, and what a truly spectacular part of the world. There are so many white tailed deer everywhere you turn which was a delight to anyone with a camera. This was my first time seeing a deer with antlers, which of course signifies that this deer is a male. It was quite a delight to see males of various ages with juveniles having small protruding antlers of only a few inches long, to older males with antlers that are very large and elaborately branching. Interesting side fact is that male Chinese water deer do not have antlers, they have tusks and look incredibly strange. So anyway, I took the above photo of a very proud and glorious stag. What makes me laugh about this photo is the male deer hiding in the background, which actually looks more like a dog wearing antlers (with his puffy white cheeks and upwards pointed ears). What a cutie pie!
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I’ve been to Zion only once but what a paradise it is! Beautiful photo!!Thanks for sharing!
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We are two very lucky people having been there, it is certainly a paradise. Thank you for your comment, have a great week.
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What a great photo! I love the deer in disguise!
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Thanks Lorrie, he was just too cute!
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The park sounds wonderful. Terrific shot and comments about the deer in the background!
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Thanks Belinda, it was such a lucky shot with a wonderful result. I love when that happens!
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I know, it’s great isn’t it!
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I have always been wanting to go visit Zion, you are so fortunate to have that privilege. Your deer shot makes them look magnificent.
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Hi Margaret,
It is truly worth the trip, and I consider myself incredibly lucky to have had that experience. The deer were absolutely enchanting. I just love them!
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Wow what a brave deer. It looks like he is about to jump out at you! The title of this post reminds me of one of my friends…she sends me pictures of the moose in her back yard because they are very common where she is from, in Alaska. They’re pesky because they always eat her cabbage. I guess everyone has different imposters, haha.
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I can’t imagine seeing a moose in my yard! I’ve never even seen a moose at all and hope one day I will have the opportunity. I imagine that a moose can eat a LOT of cabbage. Thanks for sharing!
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Nice shot of the deer, Laura!
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Thank you! Have a great weekend!
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What a great capture, Laura!
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Thanks Ann, hope you had a lovely weekend.
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Increditable picture. I hear the antlers can be dangerous. You looked close to get such a great picture.
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Thanks Varla. I was pretty close, but I think these deer are very used to people around, so they were not bothered at all. They just looked at me occasionally, and continued eating. I always take a very long time to get this close so as not to disturb them.
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Such a good feeling to see first hand up-close these places where animals and nature
can be free to ‘be’ side by side.
Thanks for revisiting Zion for us. great photo
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I appreciate your sentiment, it is nice to admire and appreciate such beautiful places. Have a wonderful week.
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