Thursday, March 21, 2013

Hay, Not Just to Eat


Mule deer are jumpers at heart.  Even a yearling can clear a four or five foot fence with little effort.  When feeling threatened or even a little curious, mule deer will often bound to the top of the nearest point of elevation and look around. 
One evening, on my way home from Helena, I drove by a stack of hay bales and found the scene I captured in the photograph posted below.

--Mitchell Hegman
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4 comments:

  1. Ariel MurphyMarch 21, 2013 at 4:07 AM

    Nice picture! But a photo like that should be bigger.

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  2. Mitchell HegmanMarch 21, 2013 at 4:24 AM

    Yep...but my blog format is somewhat limiting. Sigh.

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  3. UnknownMarch 21, 2013 at 11:04 AM

    Great shot ! - The hay bales in Montana & other states were a new sight for me as I drove across country last summer - I should think you could crop & resize the picture if you want to make the deer stand out more :-)
    Still, I love the picture !

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  4. Mitchell HegmanMarch 21, 2013 at 4:55 PM

    Thanks, Pete. I thought about cropping...even tried to see what that might look like. Ultimately, I like picure better as posted.

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