Anyway, I headed out to Buffalo Lake Wildlife Refuge, and I took the camera with me. I saw some beautiful scenery and some interesting wildlife. I walked around a got a few snaps of the blue sky along with a few tree scenes. I then walked west and immediately began seeing mule deer along the marshy area. I took a few shots and proceeded on. I then looked up and saw something in a tree. At first, I thought it was a large nest, but it just didn't look right. As I got closer, I saw that it was a large porcupine chilling out and enjoying the nice day just like I was. He was a pretty good size feller I might add. I called him "pokey" the porcupine because he didn't move a muscle the whole time I viewed him. He never looked at me so I could get a good facial shot. He was kind of being a prick. Wait, did I just say that? PRICK...huh, I guess it suited him well.
I kept on walking until I got to the end of the trail. I turned back, and a few minutes later I heard the eerie howl of a lone coyote. He was actually pretty close too. I made a few "injured rabbit noises" and low and behold he showed his face. He was a pretty healthy coyote too. I snapped off a few photos as he slowly turned around and walked off. I walked back toward the truck and snapped a few more photos of the mule deer.
I drove to a little outlook where you can see for miles. I took a few photos and remembered that I could drive back further into the refuge. I drove slowly down a dirt road and immediately saw no less than 5 mule deer bucks. They weren't extremely big, but they weren't small either. I took a few photos and then took one last photo of a windmill as I enjoyed the colors of the setting sun.
I couldn't have asked for a better day to go out on a photo shoot. Too bad my lens on my camera isn't good for wildlife shots. I really need to get a dedicated lens for this kind of stuff. Maybe next year. Now on to the photos...
PHOTO #1 ENTRANCE TO THE PARK
PHOTO #2 COMMON SCENERY IN THE PARK
PHOTO #3 MULE DEER ARE IN ABUNDANCE IN THE PARK
PHOTO #4 "POKEY" THE PORCUPINE
PHOTO #5 A CLOSER LOOK AT GOOD OL POKEY
PHOTO #6 SCENERY AT THE END OF THE TRAIL
PHOTO #7 COYOTE DOING SOME INVESTIGATING
PHOTO #8 MULE DEER DOE IN THE SETTING SUN
PHOTO #9 SCENERY AT THE OUTLOOK
PHOTO #10 MULE DEER BUCKS CHECKING ME OUT
PHOTO #11 CLOSER VIEW OF BUCKS
PHOTO #12 FINAL PHOTO OF WINDMILL AND THE SETTING SUN
6 comments:
Lol I Had No Idea Porcupines Climbed Trees
I have seen one in a tree a long time ago. It's been at least 20 years ago. They mostly stay on the ground I think, but they obviously do lounge in a tree once in a while
Very nice. I need to get up there for a visit sometimes when I'm not in chase mode. Have you been down to Caprock Canyons at Quitaque? If not you definitely need to take a photo trip there for a day!
Actually, I've never been to Caprock Canyons. I'll have to make that my next trip. I just can't wait to photograph storms instead of animals and landscapes. Spring is right around the corner though!
Nice shots jason. Now I'll have to go out there and take a few snaps of the Mulies myself.
Thanks for the comment Steve. I really need to get a good wildlife lens and get back out there. It's a lot of fun but it would be more enjoyable with better equipment.
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