I dance for Blackberries

by Kym Backland

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I dance for Blackberries

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Kym Backland

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This young buck was so excited that the blackberries are out. He stuck his tongue out and was dancing like a kid getting an ice cream cone... Weeeee... This Black Tailed Buck is so animated. I was hiding so he doesn't know I was there. I think the berries might have been a bit sour for the little feller.
Deer are among the most familiar animals of Washington, and in many places they are the largest wildlife that people encounter. Their aesthetic beauty is appreciated and admired, although their fondness for garden and landscape plants tries some peoples’ patience.
Two species and four subspecies of deer occur in the state
Rocky Mountain mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus,), or mule deer, inhabit areas east of the Cascades in Washington, preferring open forests and sagebrush meadows.During summer, mule deer are tan to light brown; during winter, they are a salt-and-pepper gray. They have large, dark-edged ears, from whence they derive their name. The 7 to 8 inch tail of a mule deer is white, except for a black tip. Mule deer are the largest deer in Washington. Adult buck (males) weigh up to 250 pounds; adult doe (females) weigh 120 to 170 pounds.
Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) are our most common deer subspecies. They occur from the crest of the Cascades west to the ocean, preferring brushy, logged lands and coniferous forests. Many of the physical characteristics of black-tailed deer are similar to those of the larger mule deer. The tail is broader and the backside of the tail is covered with dark brown hair that grades to black near the tip. When alarmed or fleeing from danger, the tail may be raised, displaying the broad, white underside. Adult black-tailed deer bucks weigh 140 to 200 pounds and
white underside.

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June 2nd, 2015

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