Summer Velvet ...

“The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.”

                 ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

                                 ~ 1749-1842

The afternoon light dances on the velvet antlers of this majestic yearling on an August day at Lehigh Parkway, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

I was happily surprised to see this young white-tailed deer buck so early in the day, as he posed for a few photos before continuing to follow a beautiful doe down the summer path.

Majestic In The High Grass ...

"Be inspired by your journeys traveled,

and the ones yet to come."

                                ~ Sam Clark

Beautiful seven-point white-tailed deer buck

strikes a majestic pose while passing through 

the park as sunset sinks into dusk on a late

September evening. 

Wild In The Country ...

"... Wild, wild, like the deer and the dove
Wild and free is this land that I love ...
A dream grows wild in the country...
And here with a dream in my heart
Part of the wild, wild country, am I."

                                                 ~ "Wild In The Country"
                                                            ~ The title track from the 1961 dramatic film
                                                             "Wild In The Country," recorded by
                                                                    the great Elvis Presley

Beautiful and regal looking six point white-tailed deer buck
pauses from grazing on a warm September evening along
the Saucon Rail Trail, Lower Saucon Township, Pennsylvania. 

The Young One ...

Beautiful young white-tailed deer buck pauses in the winter brush
just before a December sunset in the park.

Buck In The Autumn Snow ...

"Nothing is so strong as gentleness,
nothing so gentle as real strength."
                                     ~ St. Francis de Sales
                                                     1567-1622

Beautiful white-tailed deer buck stands majestically
in the park just after this season's first significant
snowfall during a Pennsylvania autumn. 

Nurturing Nature ...

Sweet white-tailed deer doe nurses her fawn, now a button buck, on an October evening in the park. Of all the deer photos I've snapped, this is the first time I've witnessed nursing.

I've been blessed to photograph this doe and her fawns for two and a half years, and it's a joy to me personally and as a photographer !

Tenderly ...

Beautiful white-tailed deer doe shares a tender moment
with her button buck on an October evening in the park.
I've been blessed to photograph this doe and her fawns
for two and a half years, and it's truly a joy to me
personally and as a photographer!

The Eyes Of Love ...

Beautiful white-tailed deer doe casts a watchful, loving
eye on her fawn. Someday this sweet fawn will be
a proud buck, but on this late summer evening in
the park he was happy grazing with his mother.

I've been blessed to photograph this doe and
her fawns for more than two years, and it's a 
real joy!

Fawn In The Waning Summer ...

This beautiful white-tailed deer fawn will one day 
be a proud buck, but now he enjoys a waning
summer evening in the park.
I've been blessed to photography this fawn's 
mama doe and her fawns for more than two years, 
and it's a joy!

Summer Yearling ...

Beautiful white-tailed deer yearling strikes a regal pose 
in the park on a summer evening.
I've been blessed to photograph this young buck's 
mama doe and her fawns for two years.

Proud Yearling

Time To Stretch

Wishing On A Star

As sweet yearling "freshens up" his gaze looks like he could be wishing on a star

My Favorite Yearling

It's been a joy to watch this sweet and beautiful white-tailed deer grow over the past year. I've
been photographing him since he was a fawn in the park, and now he's a yearling!

Apple For The Yearling

Yearling eats an apple while keeping an eye on another apple, which he also ate!