DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register
 
Challenge Entries
This image is not a part of any challenge.
Portfolio Images
This image is not part of a public portfolio.
Baby in the Front Yard Day 13
Baby in the Front Yard Day 13
riversong


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: front yard
Date: Jan 13, 2008
Galleries: Snapshot, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 13, 2008

Viewed: 289
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0

I finally caught one of the deer. A mama and her two young ones were eating the birdseed I had just put out for the Quail.

This baby is standing in front of my daughter's truck...see the deer grill on the front? Sad and ironic. I'm standing in my front window inside the house.

Deer are so hungry in the winter they will practically eat out of your hand. They will start laying down on my sidewalk when it freezes over out there because they slide on the ice and tend to feel safe at our house.
sweet!

Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
01/15/2008 12:53:49 PM
It looks like the deer has been eating snow. Nice capture of the deer looking and listening to make sure everything is safe.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/15/2008 06:09:20 AM
Great catch. I particularly love the way you've captured a rather surprised-looking expression.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/14/2008 10:18:23 PM
Poor, cold thing with the snow on his/her nose. It's *illegal* to feed them? That kind of sucks.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/14/2008 08:28:45 PM
Great shot there fur looks a lot thicker than the deer down here.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/14/2008 04:37:47 AM
how excellent that they have a refuge at your house .. and great for you too !! .. brilliant shot darlene .. they are the most beautiful creatures .. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/14/2008 03:03:18 AM
I feel sorry for them! lovely capture though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/14/2008 12:02:17 AM
Good idea to put salt out for them! I'm thinking I'll buy a bale of alfalfa in a few days and put it in the field. We're about to hit below digits and the powder snow will freeze, makeing it hard for the deer to paw for grass. They eat bark and pinecones this time of year mainly. Also...sorry to ramble, but it's illegal to feed the deer and I technically could be fined by our gamewarden, the same man that shot my hybrid wolves, but that's another story.

I tend to shy away from feeding anything except Hummingbirds! It's also hard to feed a forest. I had a few quail last week and I'm up to 2 dozen tonight. At 2 TBSP of seed per bird...it adds up fast. I've learned the hard lesson of survival of the fittest.
01/13/2008 11:50:04 PM
very nice. Make one feel sorry for them having to stay out in the cold and not much to eat.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/13/2008 11:41:36 PM
This is just cute. You may want to put out a salt block for them too, if you don't already have them out for livestock nearby.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 06/23/2025 07:24:17 AM EDT.