The third and final photograph from the foggy Montague Mule Deer series.

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While visiting a preserve about an hour from my house, I encountered some Wild Turkey and a Coyote, though I wasn't able to get any usable photos. Driving through some farmland on my way back home, I came across a small herd of Mule Deer eating apples on the lawn of a large property.

Even though the sun had already set, I decided to pull over and take a few shots. This is the only shot that I really liked. I particularly enjoyed framing the deer between the two trees. As I have mentioned before in my Field Notes, I generally prefer to avoid man-made objects in my photography, but occasionally I will if I think it works.

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If I did name my photographs with clever titles then this one would be called “The Third Eye.” But I do not title my photographs with such titles. You can make up your own clever titles for my photographs if you’d like. That sounds more fun for the both of us.

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Another foggy Mule Deer shot from Montague, California.

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I was watching a family of Mule Deer for a little while as they made their way from a wooded area and into a more open area. I was a ways away from them but they were walking in my direction. I have photos of them coming a little closer and eating some plants and they kept getting closer as they were grazing. The mother didn’t feel like grazing it seemed as she entered a small trail that looks like animals take through the side of the woods close to me.

This young Deer eventually followed their mom. I was on an adjacent trail that people use. But I could slowly sneak around on the opposite side of the Mule Deer to get some great angles that are also very close.

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This is the father of the siblings in Mule Deer 14. I hope to be your favorite wildlife photographer one day.

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This is a pair of young Mule Deer siblings. I hope this image speaks more for itself than anything I have to say about it.

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It’s been abnormally foggy up in Northern California but with rain headed this way I decided to get out and at least try to take photos before the rain arrives. I came up with a plan to visit a wildlife area about an hour and a half from where I live. I thought maybe that would be far enough to get away from the fog. However, I was wrong. Very wrong.

The fog had cleared up when I got through a mountain pass but I could tell in the distance that the valley I was headed to was already getting a fresh blanket. I had driven for over an hour at that point so I decided to trek on and just see what I was dealing with. Upon arriving I knew that photography was going to be a struggle in the foggy conditions but I thought that worst case scenario I would have an enjoyable walk. Which it was.

The fog was very thick and the lack of wildlife sounds was a bit ominous. One cool thing that I kept experiencing was hearing a strange gust of wind getting closer to me and then all of a sudden a flock of blackbirds would fly overhead. The sound that they made while flying towards me was very surreal since I couldn’t see them until the flock was about fifty feet away.

Luckily, I did spot a few Mule Deer through the fog at a couple of locations. I knew that these silhouette shots would at least make for some interesting Nature Content for you to enjoy.

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