Shy Mule Deer

Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)

Location:  Estes Park, Colorado, USA

While driving, I saw some deer grazing in a meadow near the road.  Armed with my ever-present camera, I stopped and got out of the car to photograph them.  The deer spotted me instantly and trotted into a stand of pine trees that bordered the meadow.  I waited a long time for them to re-emerge into the meadow so that I could get some clear shots, but they would not cooperate.  I had to be satisfied with a few images of the deer peeking at me through the tree branches.

Redstem Filaree (Erodium cicutarium)

Redstem Filaree (Erodium cicutarium)

Location:  Estes Park, Colorado, USA

Redstem Filaree is considered to be a weed, but it looked like a dainty little wildflower to me.  I found this example growing along the roadside near the edge of the town of Estes Park, Colorado.