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This deer's for you, mom! While taking my mother on a Sunday drive at Ludington State Park, we were remembering all the great picnics and Michigan outdoors beauty our family had enjoyed together at the park while growing up. On our way out, we got a beautiful look at a deer looking for a drink of water.

I love viewing wildlife through natural vignettes. It gives me the feeling of looking through a peep sight and provides framing and layers to my pictures. I have to be careful not to crowd the deer with the framing as I "shoot" her with my camera at the Sable River Outlet at the Ludington State Park.

Old enough to explore, a fawn pauses to check out a potential threat at the edge of its still small world in a swale between dunes near the Sable River. Hundreds of park visitors swimming, fishing, or just sitting on the beach have no idea the nearby swale is the fawn’s first home.

Autumn along the Lake Michigan shoreline is a quieter time, a good time for spotting wildlife. On a November morning, this buck appeared along the high clay banks south of Ludington, in an area where no hunting is allowed.

A doe pauses between licks while drinking water from the Sable River at Ludington State Park.

One of Santa's reindeer appears to be on the loose this morning along Hawley Road south of Ludington. I captured this moment as she flew through the snow during a short-lived blizzard that hit Mason County. F2.8 at 1/320, ISO 800, 300mm lens at 300mm

A fawn curiously and warily makes its way along a trail at Ludington State Park. Its mother lets the young deer learn how to lead the way while staying close by.

Driving in Truck at Legends Deer Ranch

Driving in Truck at Legends Deer Ranch

Driving in Truck at Legends Deer Ranch

Driving in Truck at Legends Deer Ranch

November Dream

Driving in Truck at Legends Deer Ranch

Two baby Fawns

Legends Deer Ranch

Legends Deer Ranch

the Grounds at Legends Deer Ranch

Legends Deer Ranch

Legends Deer Ranch

Legends Deer Ranch