Mule Deer doe in snowy junipers – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/200, ISO 500, -0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
I went back to the Stansbury Mountains yesterday hoping to photograph the nesting House Wrens and other birds but I think the cold weather had an impact on the bird activity. It had actually snowed overnight and although it was just a light dusting the temps had dropped to below freezing and the birds just weren’t as active as they had been the day before. The roads were a lot sloppier than they had been the day before when I had driven into the mountains and at times it felt like sliding over slick pudding instead of an actual dirt road.
My best photo of the morning was a Mule Deer doe in a stand of junipers and even then a cloud blocked the beautiful light. Yes, that is snow on the junipers, on May 1st!
May snowfall in the Stansbury Mountains – Samsung cell phone pic
I took a few cell phone shots of the junipers just to remind myself of how fickle the weather can be here in spring.
Today is supposed to be sunny and about ten degrees warmer than it was yesterday. I think the birds will be warmer today than they were yesterday and so will I.
Life is good.
Mia
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Just beautiful. Like Liz I am v taken with those ears. And the snowy scene is lovely.
Love both pictures!!! Can almost smell the junipers….always live your landscapes, cloudscapes, flowers, bugs and animal photos…you’ve gotten some real beauties…
The ears! I love the photo of the Mule Deer. Our weather is up and down too.