White-tailed Deer - Odocoileus virginianus

I spotted this deer foraging on the saltmarsh in the morning fog. I was quite a distance away, but within a minute or two, it smelled me and ran off.

Habitat: Coastal marsh

comments (4)

Flown Kimmerling

Lion

What a pretty scene! :O <3 Posted 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks :). It was awesome standing there, watching her. Perfect, cool weather and lovely scenery. Posted 5 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Lovely encounter. Posted 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Ferdy! Posted 5 years ago

The White-tailed Deer

The white-tailed deer, also known commonly as the whitetail and the Virginia deer, is a medium-sized species of deer native to North America, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru and Bolivia, where it predominately inhabits high mountain terrains of the Andes.

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Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates

Species identified by Christine Young