A Winter Meeting

Out on my short morning walk this morning, I met and scared away a Roe Deer couple.

Roe deer resting

I decided to leave home without the trusted Canon, which is never a good idea. So when I spotted this roe deer minutes after going out I turned around walked back home, got the camera and luckily for me it was still there a couple of minutes later.

Roe Deer

The field that follows the bike path between Västerhaninge and Krigslida belongs to the Nödesta farm. This year it is in "träda", you might have to Google that. There's always a roe deer or two there and this time I decided to stop for a photo.

Surrounded By Flowers

Out on a walk near the old tree a couple of warm days ago I noticed a Roe Deer munching away at a field filled with ox-eye daisies.

Which Way?

Roe deer running back and forth on a wheat field at Tjursta in rural Österhaninge. There's an ever busy shooting range a few hundred meters from where they were.

Hello Deer

Roe Deer in a wheat field at Nödesta. Her kid was next to her. They stood there for a while before jumping away.

Munchin' away

Roe deer in a small forest in Tungelsta. We got some more snow yesterday but it melted away within a few hours. Still cold today, maybe 2C, but according to the weather people it will be 13C tomorrow.

Are you going to shoot me?

Yes I am, but only with the Canon. And it is nice to be able to get so close to them. The silent zoom works it's magic again. The Roe deer was enjoying lunch in the forest at Bergdalen yesterday. The rest of it's family was nearby.

Munching Away

This Roe deer was busy eating windflowers when I spotted it a few minutes ago. Supposedly poisonous, but not if you are careful apparently.

Deer in a green field

I noticed the roe deer from the bike. It was standing in the middle of a field at the Nödesta farm.

Roe deer buck

Roe deer buck keeping one eye on the photographer while trying to find something to eat.

Winter Wildlife

It's tough for the wildlife at the moment. They have trouble finding enough food to survive the winter. The first thing I saw yesterday morning was this roe deer. It was on the hill at home, standing in the deep snow looking for something to eat. Normally they will run away when you spot them, but I think it was too hungry for that. A little later in the day my brother took some photos of them as they were on the veranda looking in to the living room. When they come so close that means that they are desperate for anything to eat so I cut up some parrots carrots and left on the veranda. Will buy some apples and pears for them later today.

Eating Outdoors

We had a warm and sunny spring day today. Everyone seemed to be out enjoying the weather and finding a nice place for a bite to eat. Like the Roe Deer at Nedersta and the two women at the Slätmossen nature park in Handen.

The Nature of Listening

A wildlife encounter in a forest in Tungelsta. A female roe deer standing there listening. When it noticed me it walked away slowly and didn't seem to be bothered with me being there.

Roe Deer Buck

Whenever I am visiting Slätmossen, the old peat moor, made into a popular bird park in Handen, I expect to meet pretty girls like Andrea or the Sun-Worshippers, or even a Dalmatian, but yesterday the park was empty. But suddenly I noticed a Roe Deer Buck walking up behind some trees where it started to eat some tasty blueberries. I was on the bike so I stopped slowly not to scare away the animal and took out my camera from the bag. I had to change to the zoom lens but the buck didn't mind waiting. Normally the animal will run away when they hear something, or if you get to close. But on this occasion it was yours truly who jumped back onto the bike and headed for home while the deer continued his lunch.

Roe Deers

It's one a clock in the morning as I'm typing this. I just looked out the kitchen window and saw two shadows moving on the lawn. A couple of Roe Deers on the snowy lawn looking for something to eat. Probably these two again. I took this photo last week. The roe deers are a common sight here, but most people dislike them as they will eat their way through your garden, but I like them and think they are very photogenic!

Wildlife Encounter

I met this Roe Deer the other day close to the Slätmossen nature park in Handen. There's a children's playground some fifty metres away, where a bunch of dogs were playing on the playground slide while barking like mad. That didn't seem to bother the deer, who had it's eyes fixed on me.

You Lookin' At Me?

I came down a gravel road in Handen yesterday when I met this Roe deer. We looked at each other for a while. I then grabbed the camera and took a few shots. That didn't really impress the deer who went back to eating grass and a few tasty leaves. Bigger photo.

Life in the Green Lane

Roe Deer in the middle of a field at Nedersta. Bigger photo. Couldnt get any closer, it was checking my every move. They live in a forest nearby and I often see them here. They sometimes visit my back garden. Last winter, looking for food they were on my veranda, looking in at me in the living room!

Breakfast at Begdalen

As I was preparing breakfast this morning two visitors arrived. I had time to shoot a few photos through the kitchen window. A pair of Roe Deer walked into the back garden. They visit quite often as there's a forest here. Sometimes during the winter they walk right in to the veranda looking for food. I also made a collage.