I See Beauty All Around, by Rob Paine

The Beauty in Your Own Backyard

rob paine backyard deer two Too often we take for granted the beauty that is right in our own backyard. (please see more text and photos below)

rob paine backyard deer one It is easy to get caught up in the next trip to Yellowstone or to Alaska but don’t forget to check out your own surroundings as  nature regularly puts on a great show right outside your kitchen window.

These photos were taken over a two day period. The fawn and momma deer appeared late one afternoon in the yard. Patience did not pay off that day as the baby deer was mostly shrouded by shrubbery.

The following afternoon the fawn made an apparently solo return trip to munch on berries in a back garden for what seemed like 15-20 minutes providing a great photo op.

While photographing the scene from a upper story window I looked down and saw this bright red cardinal perched on a feeder. Some days things just click!

rob paine backard cardinal

rob paine fawn feeding

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, Rob

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5 responses to “The Beauty in Your Own Backyard”

  1. donna213 Avatar
    donna213

    Fawns are so adorable, but I prefer them not in the garden. When they grow up, they remember the bounty come spring.

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  2. Tish Farrell Avatar
    Tish Farrell

    What a magical ‘back yard’ you have, Rob. The deer seem to stand in their own pool of quietness. And as for the cardinal – how red can you get!

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    1. Bryan Stevens Avatar
      Bryan Stevens

      We’ve had a doe and two fawns making appearances, but I haven’t managed to get photos as good as yours. They’re fun to watch, and the two fawns are very active. They hardly ever remain still for long.

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      1. iseebeautyallaroundbyrobpaine Avatar
        iseebeautyallaroundbyrobpaine

        Great point Bryan, they do not stand still that much, this fawn was focused on some berries so I caught a break in that she was not moving as much as usual.s

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    2. iseebeautyallaroundbyrobpaine Avatar
      iseebeautyallaroundbyrobpaine

      yes, we are very lucky, we have had so much rain lately we have seen several turtles as well Had to rescue one crossing a busy street and returned it too the woods.

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