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Black-Tailed Deer in Forest

A black-tailed deer also known as a mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) searches for food in this coastal forest on a bluff on the Washington side of the Columbia River.   Buy a print 8x10 - $39 8x12 - $49 11x14 - $89 10x15 - $99 12x18 - $149 16x20 - $199 16x24 - $249 20x30 - $299 24x36 - $399

Notes from the field

I sometimes think wildlife is as curious about us as we are about it. I was hiking on a forest trail to reach a lighthouse on a bluff high above the mouth of the Columbia River when I noticed this deer following me with its eyes. I stopped for a second and it continued staring at me. It didn’t break its gaze even as I put down my backpack to grab my 100-400mm lens. It was an almost magical encounter — until the rotten log I was standing on collapsed.