BIF - Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains NP

DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
edited June 28, 2007 in Wildlife
Buck in flight while jumping a fence in Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Taken June 21, 2007. His antlers are still growing and in full velvet.

Comments and suggestion are welcome.

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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited June 22, 2007
    Nice catch, Dixie! thumb.gif

    It's amazing how effortlessly bucks can jump on the run.
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited June 22, 2007
    Great capture. I really like the color saturation on the buck. He must have been almost on top of you.
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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited June 22, 2007
    Neat! Well done! thumb.gif

    Thanks for sharing,

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  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited June 22, 2007
    Very nice catch Dixie! Love the youngster clap.gif
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  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited June 23, 2007
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    Nice catch, Dixie! thumb.gif

    It's amazing how effortlessly bucks can jump on the run.

    Ric,

    Thanks. ...and actually, he made it appear even more effortless than that. He did his jump from a standing position about two feet on the other side of the fence.
    Dixie
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  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited June 23, 2007
    Maestro wrote:
    Great capture. I really like the color saturation on the buck. He must have been almost on top of you.


    Stephen,

    Thanks. I was about 40 feet away shooting with a Canon Rebel XTi with a EF 100-400 mm lens set to 115 mm (about 185 mm with the conversion factor).
    Dixie
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  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited June 23, 2007
    Dick on Aruba wrote:
    Neat! Well done! thumb.gif

    Thanks for sharing,

    Dick.


    Dick, thank you for the comments.
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  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited June 23, 2007
    ShepsMom wrote:
    Very nice catch Dixie! Love the youngster clap.gif


    Marina,

    Thank you for your comments. I don't know how old he is. The antlers are still growing. It must be the weird weather we are having along with the drought here in the southeast. There are some fawns running around (see below). Here it is late June and there are still many pregnant does running around which I understand is relatively late in the summer. From the shape of the antlers on the bucks, they are all still in the growth process.

    BTW, I call the photo below Hiding in Plain Sight.
    Dixie
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  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited June 23, 2007
    Awww, what a cutie pie iloveyou.gifiloveyou.gif I just love any animal baby, they're so cute!! Thanks for posting this one! thumb.gif
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited June 24, 2007
    Dixie wrote:
    Buck in flight while jumping a fence in Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Taken June 21, 2007. His antlers are still growing and in full velvet.

    Comments and suggestion are welcome.

    Click image for EXIF data.


    Nice one Dixie ..... during my stays in USA, I got to see a few Deer jump over fences, and was shocked at how they just up and over it eek7.gif

    At my friends house they have a little vegie patch, and the deer kept coming in and eating the produce, so they put up an electric fence.

    Deer soon figured that one out too, and walk up to the fence and simply jump over it and continue to eat their produce rolleyes1.gif now they don't bother turning the electric fence on rolleyes1.gif

    Great shot thumb.gif ... Skippy
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  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited June 24, 2007
    RGS at CC GSMNP-

    really great shots-
  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited June 25, 2007
    ShepsMom wrote:
    Awww, what a cutie pie iloveyou.gifiloveyou.gif I just love any animal baby, they're so cute!! Thanks for posting this one! thumb.gif


    Thanks and you're welcome.
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  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited June 25, 2007
    Skippy wrote:
    Nice one Dixie ..... during my stays in USA, I got to see a few Deer jump over fences, and was shocked at how they just up and over it eek7.gif

    At my friends house they have a little vegie patch, and the deer kept coming in and eating the produce, so they put up an electric fence.

    Deer soon figured that one out too, and walk up to the fence and simply jump over it and continue to eat their produce rolleyes1.gif now they don't bother turning the electric fence on rolleyes1.gif

    Great shot thumb.gif ... Skippy
    .


    Thanks, Skippy.
    Dixie
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  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited June 25, 2007
    gefillmore wrote:
    RGS at CC GSMNP-

    really great shots-


    Thanks, George. BTW - I will be back up that way the middle of July. Not sure of the exact dates yet.
    Dixie
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited June 25, 2007
    terrific shot!!clap.gif
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2007
    dbaker1221 wrote:
    terrific shot!!clap.gif


    Dave,

    Thanks for the comment.
    Dixie
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2007
    Wonderful capture Dixie. thumb.gif
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  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2007
    Harryb wrote:
    Wonderful capture Dixie. thumb.gif


    Thanks, Harry.
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  • Jody MelansonJody Melanson Registered Users Posts: 416 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2007
    Nice action.
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  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2007
    Jody Melanson wrote:
    Nice action.



    Thanks, Jody.
    Dixie
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