Four Deer Day

Today, my travels took me north to the vicinity of Aberdeen.  I'm not a frequent visitor to this area, but the last time I was there, I encountered a herd of whitetail deer that numbered in the high teens.  Today, though the numbers were not as great, I encountered a similar, though geographically closer experience.

One of the exciting things about visiting a new area or returning to a more familiar area after a longish absence is the opportunity to practice some pedestrianism over new(ish) terrain.  I arrived in time to watch the sun crest the horizon, and I captured the shots that Google subsequently worked their magic upon.

Sunrise over Aberdeen

Shortly after this picture, I encountered two does that were making their way rather tentatively across a busy road to the wooded area on my side of the street.

After completing my morning loop, I was headed back to the car when a six point buck crossed the road at about the same location at a vigorous clip.  He about barrelled right into me, and then pulled himself up short and turned around to glance in my direction.  I slowly closed the distance between us to about fifteen meters, and then I snapped the following photo.

Aberdeen Buck

We stared at one another for a beat or two, and then he flicked his tail in the air and bounded back across the road from the direction he came.

Later in the day, I encountered another doe during my afternoon walk making today a four deer encounter day.

I also was able to coax another panorama of the mouth of the Severn River out of Google.

ELF Antennas across the Severn

Another gift filled day passes into the books.