White-tailed deer on the Rio Grande at dusk.
A white-tailed deer came out of the bosque on the east side to the Rio Grande to forage on a sandbar. This is the first deer I have seen in the bosque and along the river.
Animals / Bosque / Corrales / Rio Grande
Hi, Tim. Until now I hadn’t thought about not seeing deer in the Bosque. Friends in the foothills complain about deer eating their flowers. Thanks for these images showing deer in the Bosque.
People in the foothills have a lot of problems with deer. Maybe deer hangout in the bosque more than I know, but this is the first deer I’ve seen in the valley. I know bear come down to the river on occasion, but I have not seen a bear. Thanks, Susan.
Nice. The deer must’ve felt safe to come down to the river. They are a very cautious group of critters.
Spoken well 👍
Thanks!
It was just hanging out. Thanks, David.
She’s a pretty one, Tim. We have black-tailed deer up here in my area.
Thanks, Lavinia.
I had a couple of deer appraching my house this year, they came close as 4 meters from my house.
Up in the foothills, they deer hangout in people’s yards, eat their plants. Thanks, Harry.
It sounds like a pain in the neck 😉
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It looks like a small deer.
Outdid yourself with these shot, Tim. Marvellous!
Thanks, Inchcock.
Ohhhh… lucky you!!!!!!!!!! What a lovely encounter!
Thanks, Marinia.
Really nice photos, Timothy. Like the running one with tail uplifted. White tails can be a real nuisance here in Indiana, including an average of 14,000 deer vs. vehicle incidents each year. ( I have had two of those myself.)
Hi Maj & Sher. I have a friend who lived in rural Virginia. He got runover by deer on his bicycle and motocycle numorous times. In 2007 when we were in Virginia training National Parks Service staff how to use software we wrote for them, my programmer at that time, is from Bosnia, had never seen deer before. There were deer grazing along the roads wherever you drove. I had to take her out every evening after training to look at the deer. I tried to explain they are pest, like giant rats, but she was enamored.
Isn’t she lovely! Great captures, Tim. Hugs on the wing.
Thanks, Teagan.
So beautiful. Thank you for sharing
Thanks, Shey.
They really “melt into” their surroundings!! The average Joe would have missed them, I’ve no doubt. Not your case, of course 🙂
Thanks, Dale. I saw the movement from far away. I snapped a photo a checked. It was a deer. We walked about a 1/8 mile to get closer to it for better shots. Fortunately, it stayed on the river until I got up closer to it.
There ya go! Love when that happens.
Hi Tim, super photos! My favorite is the 4th.
Hi Mia. The 4th photo shows how sassy it was. I have more of it running, but because of the darkness, the contrast is really low and it was hard to see the deer in motion, so I didn’t post them.
Sassy is a perfect description. I read above that they are pests. Kind of opened my eyes, Bambi will never be the same!
They are not pests in the bosque. Bambi in the Bosque is much like Disney’s vision of her.
Thank you, Tim.
So beautiful! 😍
Thanks, Tiffany.
What a sweet and beautiful creature!
I’m impressed with how well camouflaged the deer is.
Hi Resa. It really blends in.
How beautiful. I caught a photo of a huge Elk while vacationing in Ottawa Canada two years ago, he was so perfectly Camouflaged you barely see him. These are amazing!
It is amazing how large animals can camouflage so well. Thanks, Holly.
It is. I posted that pic on Instagram.