California Mule Deer
(Named for their large mulish ears, not mulish
personalities)
These
gentle deer live in the redwood forest by my home in Boulder
Creek, California. They stop by every day and fill me in
on the neighborhood gossip, and as I get to know them I give
them all names. On this page I have pictures of:
Bette Davis - the doe with
the big eyes
Billy Buck - Bette's baby buck
Ally the Alien Doe - with even larger eyes than Bette's like an alien
Psi twins - Bold Psi and Shy Psi - Ally's beautiful fawns with a Psi (ψ) sign on their foreheads
- Shy Psi's psi symbol is pretty faint, and Bold Psi's is clear to see.
Billy Buck - Bette's baby buck
Ally the Alien Doe - with even larger eyes than Bette's like an alien
Psi twins - Bold Psi and Shy Psi - Ally's beautiful fawns with a Psi (ψ) sign on their foreheads
- Shy Psi's psi symbol is pretty faint, and Bold Psi's is clear to see.
The
Psi-twins are about a month old in the photos below and are quite
small - about 1-2 feet tall. The fawns stay with their
mothers for up to two years and then they go off to find their
own territories, but Bette and Ally have been with me for at
least 5 years.
And for those wanting to know how I took these photos - it was with a long lens and a *lot* of time and patience.
And for those wanting to know how I took these photos - it was with a long lens and a *lot* of time and patience.
These photos are available as 5" by 7" greeting cards:
$2 each wholesale (add 8 percent tax for retail) plus S&H
© 2012 Devon Cattell, Unauthorized use or reproduction prohibited
Please email me if you have any questions: devon@cattell.net
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OMG! - Psi-Twins gossiping Card # D-1 |
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Bold-Psi is surreptitious See the Psi (ψ) sign on his forehead? Card # D-2 |
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Shy-Psi sees me Card # D-3 |
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Shy-Psi and Ally nuzzling at sunset Card # D-4 |
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Psi-twins grooming in the forest Card # D-5 |
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Billy, Bette's baby buck telling Bette secrets Card # D-6 |
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Bette displaying bad manners Card # D-7 |
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Psi-twins grooming in the meadow Card # D-8 |
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Billy the buck wants me to come out and play Card # D-9 |
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Psi-twins hiding behind mom Card # D-10 |
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Psi-twins kiss Card # D-11 |
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Psi-twins telling secets Card # D-12 |
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Psi-twins touching noses Card # D-13 |
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Billy the baby buck learning to dance Card # D-14 |
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Psi-twins hear someone next door Card # D-15 |
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Shy-Psi looking in wonder at the world Card # D-16 |
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The famous Boulder Creek Tilting Deer (Bette & Billy) everything is a bit off-kilter in Boulder Creek Card # D-17 |
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Shy-Psi hiding behind Ally - my personal favorite Card # D-18 |
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Billy the buck as a yearling, dressed up in his velvet antlers Card # D-19 |
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Shy-Psi resting in the meadow Card # D-20 |
