Well I didn't plan on following up the fawn with another deer photo but since there were close to a dozen in the yard again tonight, what the heck. My pear tree is dropping a lot of fruit and has become a popular gathering point, so I took the liberty of throwing several of the pears around the yard, in hopes of getting the deer to disperse a little, and it worked. This guy came right up to the front porch and ate a couple pears while I snapped photos. He was interrupted briefly by a younger buck still in velvet, but quickly put him in his place with a quick spar. The tussle only lasted a few seconds but I was able to catch a (slightly OOF) shot of the deciding blow.

Well I didn't plan on following up the fawn with another deer photo but since there were close to a dozen in the yard again tonight, what the heck. My pear tree is dropping a lot of fruit and has become a popular gathering point, so I took the liberty of throwing several of the pears around the yard, in hopes of getting the deer to disperse a little, and it worked. This guy came right up to the front porch and ate a couple pears while I snapped photos. He was interrupted briefly by a younger buck still in velvet, but quickly put him in his place with a quick spar. The tussle only lasted a few seconds but I was able to catch a (slightly OOF) shot of the deciding blow.