Buck Rub

[Steve S]

Thought it was kind of interesting she bedded next to a buck rub..........................

[Bobobird]

She knows a thing or 2 that we probably don't....

Very nice shot btw, that almost trusting look on her face is priceless.

[Mike Buckley]

Very nice image. I like the lay of the land and the composition.

I assume the buck rub is the large tree on the left. If I'm right, what characteristic indicates that it is a buck rub? As you can probably tell, I had to look up "buck rub" to even know what it is.

[Steve S]

Very nice image. I like the lay of the land and the composition.

I assume the buck rub is the large tree on the left. If I'm right, what characteristic indicates that it is a buck rub? As you can probably tell, I had to look up "buck rub" to even know what it is.

A buck rub is a tree that a buck has rubbed his antlers on. The small tree behind the doe, you can see where a buck has rubbed the bark off the tree. They do this during the mating season. It will become a visual sign post and an olfactory one as well . (they leave scent from their forehead gland on the tree.)

[Steve S]

She knows a thing or 2 that we probably don't....

Very nice shot btw, that almost trusting look on her face is priceless.

Thanks bobo, she was very trusting. Let me get within 20 feet.

[terrib]

Like Mike, I really like the composition of this. The forest floor really adds something to this. The light on her that separates her from the darker background... it all adds up to a great photograph.

[Dave Humphries]

Excellent capture as usual Steve, well done

[jeeperman]

Well done Steve. She certainly felt no threat from you.

[jamn4ex]

I love the look on her face. priceless