Sorry everyone!  I jumped the gun on my Yellowstone cleaning post.  Turns out I have a few more featured posts from Yellowstone that I had already worked up the images for.  I was combing through my post catalog and noticed there were still entries labeled as “draft”!    Nothing like doing all the work in the darkroom and then forgetting to publish them.

So, without further delay, here are some pictures of the Mule Deer hanging out in the park.

Not just any Mule Deer, BABY Mule Deer.  I remember working this up for my recent offspring series.  We must have hit the season perfectly for newborns out there based on the variety of shots we came home with.  This little guy or gal was spotted across the street from where the Badger was spotted (link here).

Hit the jump to view a few more shots of this young Mule Deer.

I remember noticing how little fear it had of us.  I do not know how big these deer are when they are born, but guessing this one could not have been that old. It was still a little shaky on its legs.  Pretty vulnerable times considering how many predators lurk those Yellowstone fields.

Hopefully this specimen made it through those dangerous times and living a life of luxury in the park.  One thing for sure, it should have been able to at least hear the enemy coming with those huge ears – they look like deep space probes.

You cannot tell it from the pictures, but there is a pond just in front of where this little one was standing.  This is likely why it was hanging out in that particular area.  It was an uber-cute scene whenever it would come up to the lake on wobbly legs, lock them in like giraffe and lower down for a drink.  I did get this shot that shows the stance, but missed out on the drinking ones.

The good news is this cutie wasn’t out there on its own.  His mother and either her girlfriend or possibly a buck (not sure when these Mule deer start getting their velvet) were standing watch nearby.  From a composition perspective, I love this next shot.  Something was making them uneasy at that moment….

It just might be the subject of an upcoming post…..don’t be worried though, they ended up passing on the danger signal to the rest of the tiny heard and headed for the safety of the timberline.

Again, sorry for getting you all excited about FINALLY getting through the Yellowstone trip (the hate mail on the over use of the Yellowstone material is flooding the box).  Hang in there, just a few more posts…. or maybe more hehehe.