Tag Archives: Deer

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Young White-tailed Deer

White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) can vary in colour and can often be difficult to identify from their bigger cousins mule deer and even black-tailed deer which are a similar size. Their colourations vary with the […]

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Young Bucks

I was surprised when I spotted these two young male Columbian black-tailed deer hanging out on a remote beach here on Vancouver Island one day. I was even more surprised that they looked and behaved […]

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Mule Deer

Found from the Arctic to Mexico, this large deer (males can weigh in at over 95kg) is also known as a black-tailed deer in some parts, but should not be confused with its smaller cousin […]

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Swimming Deer

As we were moving the boat to a new anchorage on our last evening in the Khutzeymateen back in June, I spotted something in the water and as we got a little closer I could […]

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Deer Fawn

With winter approaching fast I thought I’d have a look back to spring time and nothing seems to represent spring in the animal world more than a new born. I spotted this young Columbian Black-tailed […]

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Columbian Black-tailed Deer

Columbian Black-tailed Deer (Odocoileau hemionus columbianus) are a smaller sub-species of the Common Mule Deer and are common throughout the central and southern BC coast regon.  They have a close cousin, the Sitka Black-tailed Deer, […]