Young whitetail buck

[Tom Barry]

Waiting below our 2nd floor living-room window for me to toss more carrots and corn tortillas. Canon T3i+EF 200mm f/2.8L:
IMG_5237_jpg by tombarry975, on Flickr

[Shadowman]

Nice shot.

[Tom Barry]

Thanks, John.

[zen]

Yes, they are like children. And when you don't respond, say with the required corn, they stand there and stamp their little feet. I used to have a herd of 17-18 of them in my former backyard.

Loved it 'cuz they were always so accommodating photo-wise!

Thanks for sharing.

Zen

[Tom Barry]

Thanks, Zen. Sometimes, if I get up before sunrise, open the garage door and pick up the paper, several will wander up and stand there until I come back with treats. The bolder ones will take a corn tortilla out of my hand. I know we're not supposed to do this, but at my age (I'll be 80 in November), I really don't care what people think. After all, the whitetails were here long before our area was developed.

[FootLoose]

Cute shot, Tom. Are the adults friendly too or just the young ones?

[mugge]

Beautiful shot. You have made my day for some reason.
Cheers Ole

[wilgk]

What a gorgeous creature, I can see the texture in the antlers, just beautiful.

[Tom Barry]

Thanks, Greg, Ole and Kay. Greg, the adults are more friendly. But the young ones are bullied by them. In order for the young bucks to get any, I had to toss tortillas in every direction.

[NorthernFocus]

Oh my goodness. Look at those big eyes and soft nose. Really well captured detail. And I like your choice of composition/crop with the eyes just off center enough to gaze into the frame. A bit of vignette might help reduce some of the highlights in the messy BG. Overall nicely done.

[zen]

Yes, I understand completely. I'm 81 and used to feed them cracked corn. Would go through #50 in 3-4 weeks, With some frequency, they would bed down under our pines.

Beautiful creatures. Had 3 fawns born in our yard 2 yrs ago . . .

Zen

[Tom Barry]

Thanks, Dan and Zen.