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Eye contact with White tailed Doe

I wasn't expecting to see this deer the evening of 11-8-2023 when it was my intention to shoot a picture of a red squirrel in back of our house. The doe was standing like a statue looking straight at me 100 yards away by the side of our driveway. The red squirrel by then had disappeared from a photo shoot but got a much better opportunity with this young wild doe who stayed long enough in one spot for me to shoot her picture. It was like she was posing for me.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Ellsworth, Wi, United States of America
Camera: COOLPIX P1000
Copyright: © Andrea Petersen