Wildlife Part 2 - an Afternoon with the Deer

Today was a beautiful day - almost unbelievable for October in England! No rain, no fog, no clouds; only sunlight! I was busy all morning, but as soon as I got off work I decided to spend the afternoon at Richmond Park (even though I had a lot of other work to get done). My trip to the park was worth it! Not only did I get a work out, but I also made a new friend, Fatima from Spain, AND I had the chance to take over 300 pictures of the Queen's deer and other wildlife. Here are some of the photos I took:

Wildlife Part 1

BELOW: This was my first wildlife shot taken with my Nikon D80 in Vermont. The two birdies were hanging on a branch "bickering" in a funny way.


This proud duck was swimming in a placid lake in Austria. It did not seemed to be bothered by my presence and stretched and flapped its wings while I was standing less than 2 meters away.


Being a student at Richmond University has one amazing advantage - we live close to Richmond Park, home of the Queen's deer. Even though it is against the law to shoot the deer, nobody arrested me during my hour-long photoshoot. Below are only two images, slightly dark since it was late in the evening when I went out to the park.


These two guys, however, looked very startled when they realized I was invading their personal space.