Okay, now for something a bit odd… The two most common critters down our way would be the Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and the Black Billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia). Nobel enough animals, but pretty ordinary stuff. The particular buck that appears in these images is a regular at Casa Don Pedro – note the distinctive broken right antler.
The Magpie is likewise a common visitor to La Casa, except that Don Pedro hates the raspy sound that these birds make, and so chases them off with extreme prejudice.
Of course what is not so common is the juxtaposition of species in the form of the corvid perched on the deer – it’s just weird.
Images were recorded using the Nikon D3s and the AF-S NIKKOR 600mm f/4G ED VR lens. Exposure was f/11 and 1/1000s, ISO 5000.
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Tags: Casa Don Pedro, Magpie, Mule Deer
