Three months ago, I posted Antler rhythms, a discussion with pictures of the white-tailed deer’s annual cycle of: antler buds, velvet covered growth, hardening and loss of velvet, and antler loss. Concluding it was a picture of a buck showing the recent scar of a shed antler. A few days ago. three bucks visited, each showed fresh antler buds. The cycle begins again, and Cynthia Fraser recorded it.
A young buck bends down to graze and reveals its antler buds.
Indeed, there were three buddies each with antler buds.
Deer are a skittish lot and something spooked them.
With white tails raised, off they go.
Cynthia Fraser’s pictures are used with permission.
..they`high-tailed it out of there..
Allan, the phrase, high-tail it, may well have originated from the sight of departing white-tailed deer.
Your four photos take me right there, And now I know when the antlers begin to appear. Thank you.
Alistair, these youngsters look very thin to me. Is that typical for this time of year?
Those are gorgeous photos!
Thanks for sharing them!