Showing posts with label whitetail deer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label whitetail deer. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Tongue In Cheek ...

“Any glimpse into the life of an animal quickens our own and makes it so much the larger and better in every way.”

     ~ John Muir

       ~ 1838 ~1914

My favorite button buck ~ Buttons, as I call him ~ strikes a “tongue in cheek” pose after eating an apple on a beautiful spring evening just before a late April sunset at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

I began photographing Buttons as a precious white-spotted fawn, then a sweet button buck and then a beautiful yearling, until he migrated away in January 2020. Along the way I tossed him many apples, which he loved eating. It’s a true joy and blessing to me personally and as a photographer to have watched this white-tailed deer grow.

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

The Fruits Of Summer ...

“If you are not filled with overflowing love, compassion and goodwill for all creatures living wild in nature, you will never know true happiness.”

               ~ Paul Oxton

                 ~ founder & director of 

                Wild Heart Wildlife Foundation

My favorite white-tailed deer doe enjoys an apple in early July, painting a sweet sight as sunset draws near in the park in summer, my most favorite of seasons.

I’ve been blessed to photograph this doe and her fawns since 2012, and it’s a true joy to me personally and as a photographer.