A young Key Deer buck grooming
A young Key Deer buck grooming
A young Key Deer buck grooming
Okay, I see you now…
Key Deer are unique to the Big Pine Key region in the lower Florida Keys. This subspecies of White Tailed deer is quite small—bucks weigh in at only 55-75lbs—and were hunted to near exinction by the 1950s. We went to the National Key Deer Refuge on Big Pine Key. The young buck grooming himself was none-to-shy as I snapped a bunch of shots from about 20 yards away. The closeup doe was right by the side of the road and seemed content to pose for the glamor shot.
You can read about Key Deer here.
Panasonic GX8, Lumix 100-300mm lens at various lengths, various ISO, aperture, and shutter speed.
John Hadden Photography 
April 23, 2016 at 6:04 pm
The Weather Guy may be on vacation, but the Camera Man seems to be having a ball!
April 23, 2016 at 6:50 pm
True that!
April 23, 2016 at 6:28 pm
All lovely shots. I look forward to the return of the green heron to our area once it gets a bit milder.
April 23, 2016 at 6:51 pm
Thanks Belinda. Green backed heron is next on the list of recent shots!
April 24, 2016 at 1:52 am
Well hello there. If you got any closer it could have licked you in the face. Arn’t telephotos great. I never change lenses with my Tamron 16-300. I’ve gotten too lazy to pick up my feet.
April 24, 2016 at 3:58 pm
Yes Tim, up close and personal! None too shy either… Teles are great!
April 24, 2016 at 9:34 pm
Too close and those damn deer ticks might jump right off on to you. Three cheers for telephotos.