Black-tailed Deer in Mount Rainier

A black-tailed fawn nibbles on plants on the Skyline Trail in the Paradise area of Mount Rainier National Park

My Oh My

A black-tailed fawn nibbles at the tops of huckleberry bushes. I like shots like this where the animal is partially hidden in its environment and was fortunate that not only is its eye visible but you can even see a bit of the white of its eye as it stretches to eat.

Watching this fawn and its sibling and mother started off one of my favorite hiking days where I spent the entire day on the Skyline Trail with stunning views of Rainier and the Cascades and deer and bears and marmots and pikas and ground squirrels and grouse and friendly people and my oh my but that was a fun trip.

A black-tailed fawn nibbles on huckleberry bushes on the Skyline Trail in the Paradise area of Mount Rainier National Park

Two black-tailed fawns nibble on huckleberry bushes on the Skyline Trail in the Paradise area of Mount Rainier National Park

Camera Shy

“Don't look now but Boolie’s taking our picture. I said don’t look!”

Roughage

This doe was browsing the tops of the huckleberry bushes with her two fawns, nibbling off the uppermost leaves and branches. As far as I could tell, they didn’t seem too interested in the berries themselves, leaving those for the bears.

A close-up view of a black-tailed deer nibbling on huckleberry bushes on the Skyline Trail in the Paradise area of Mount Rainier National Park

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