| A Fawn Encounter | June 2018 |
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One morning this month, in early June, while I was walking along, a large doe from about a hundred feet in front of me leaped and crossed the graded path. I then suspected a fawn might be nearby (it was the season) and went along very slowly. Right! I saw the fawn through the tall grass. |
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It was one of those times that I was happy to have a manual focus lens on my camera, since the grass would have thoroughly confused any autofocus lens.
I tracked the fawn's progress through the grass (taking many photos), and then it emerged onto the trail. |
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To my enormous surprise, the fawn turned to me.
Why? Humans represent danger to deer. Whatever the reason, the fawn came closer and closer to me. |
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| Then all of a sudden the fawn realized that perhaps approaching me wasn't such a good idea. |
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| The fawn stood still for a moment as if debating what to do. |
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| Apparently the fawn decided that, yes, I was a mistake and began walking away. |
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| At a safe distance, the fawn broke into a leaping run. |
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The fawn made a sharp right turn and disappeared in the direction that the doe had taken.
Well, we all make mistakes. The point is not to linger over them.
Photography note: The photos were taken with a Pentax K3ii and the SMC-A* 200mm/f4 macro lens during June 2018.
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