Call of the Wild

Over the course of the pandemic, I spent hundreds of hours in a local forest observing and photographing the local residents. Pictured here is my deer friend ‘Bucky’. Of all the living beings on the planet (aside from my family) I probably spent more time in the presence of Bucky than anyone during this time. We have become quite acquainted with one another. I enjoy showing him off to you, several of the images seen here in my online print shop are of Bucky. A little about this image: This was captured in mid to late September, just prior to the fall rutting season.  After sniffing where a doe had recently urinated, Bucky demonstrates a strange looking behaviour called lip curling. He raises his head and curls in his upper lip. By inhaling scent molecules into the receptors in the roof of his mouth, a buck can despiser if a prospective female is approaching her estrus cycle. Isn’t nature amazing!