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Survivors: Injured White-tailed Does

By |2023-10-22T08:14:30-05:00August 24, 2023|Categories: Arkansas, Deer, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

A wildlife photographer shares photos and stories of two injured white-tailed does spotted at a nature center and a wildlife refuge in Arkansas and Oklahoma.

September Whitetail Doe Close-up

By |2022-12-22T18:43:42-06:00September 23, 2021|Categories: Deer|Tags: , , , , |

I photographed this Whitetail Doe while at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. She did have a Fawn with her. I got a video of both of them together.

Whitetail Doe Close-up
Whitetail Doe Close-up

How I Got The Photo: September Whitetail Doe Close-up

My camera and lens were resting on a bean bag draped over the open window of my pickup.

Gear Used:

  • Camera: Canon EOS R5
  • Lens: Canon EF 800 mm f/11

Technical:

  • Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge (Oklahoma)
  • Date and Time Taken: September 6, 2021 (8:09 A.M.)
  • Exposure Mode: Manual
  • Aperture: f11 (Fixed)
  • Shutter speed: 1/800
  • ISO: 2500 (Auto)
  • White Balance: Auto
  • Metering Mode: Evaluative
  • Back-button Focus
  • Single Point Animal Eye Auto Focus
  • Exposure Compensation: 0
  • Focal Length: 800 mm

Doe Standing In Wildflowers

By |2022-12-22T18:45:08-06:00September 22, 2021|Categories: Deer|Tags: , , , , |

I photographed this Whitetail Doe standing in wildflowers at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Whitetail Doe Standing In Wildflowers
Whitetail Doe Standing In Wildflowers

How I Got The Photo:

My camera and lens were resting on a bean bag draped over the open window of my pickup.

Gear Used:

  • Camera: Canon EOS R5
  • Lens: Canon EF 800 mm f/11

Technical:

  • Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge (Oklahoma)
  • Date and Time Taken: July 23, 2021 (7:03 A.M.)
  • Exposure Mode: Manual
  • Aperture: f11 (Fixed)
  • Shutter speed: 1/1000
  • ISO: 10000 (Auto)
  • White Balance: Auto
  • Metering Mode: Evaluative
  • Back-button Focus
  • Single Point Auto Focus
  • Exposure Compensation: 0.3
  • Focal Length: 800 mm

Whitetail Doe In American Lotus Plants

By |2023-07-07T11:15:11-05:00July 19, 2021|Categories: Deer|Tags: , , , , |

I photographed this Whitetail Doe in some lily pads at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Whitetail Doe In Lily Pads
Whitetail Doe In Lily Pads

How I Got The Photo: Whitetail Doe In Lily Pads

I was in the parking area near the Reeve’s Boat Ramp when I heard this Doe splashing in the lily pads. Over the years, I have photographed Deer crossing this same spot. This is my first for seeing one cross when the lily pads are present. 

I had my camera resting on a bean bag draped over the open window of my pickup.

Gear Used:

  • Camera: Canon EOS R5                            
  • Lens: Canon EF 800 mm f/11 

Technical:

  • Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge (Oklahoma)
  • Date Taken: July 3, 2021 (9:00 A.M.)
  • Aperture: f11
  • Shutter speed: 1/2000
  • ISO: 1250 (Auto)
  • White Balance: Auto
  • Exposure Mode: Manual
  • Metering Mode: Evaluative
  • Back-button Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Exposure Compensation: 0
  • Focal Length: 800 mm
  • Processed With Luminar 

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  2. Whitetail Doe And Fawn Reflection

Doe And Fawn Standing In Roadway

By |2023-01-01T09:03:18-06:00July 2, 2021|Categories: Deer|Tags: , , , , , |

This is the same Fawn I posted a photo of Monday. After I photographed it in the brush, it stepped out onto the roadway with its Mom.

Whitetail Doe and Fawn In Roadway
Whitetail Doe and Fawn In Roadway

How I Got The Photo: Doe And Fawn Standing In Roadway

Just like the other Fawn photo, I stood outside my pickup, bracing my camera and lens on the door frame.

This Doe and Fawn were in the Sandtown area of the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge on the paved section of the auto tour road.

Gear Used:

  • Camera: Canon EOS R5                            
  • Lens: Canon EF 800 mm f/11 

Technical:

  • Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge (Oklahoma)
  • Date Taken: June 25, 2021 (7:58 A.M.)
  • Aperture: f11
  • Shutter speed: 1/1000
  • ISO: 2500 (Auto)
  • White Balance: Auto
  • Exposure Mode: Manual
  • Metering Mode: Evaluative
  • Back-button Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Exposure Compensation: 0
  • Focal Length: 800 mm
  • Processed With Luminar 

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  1. Doe Feeding Fawn
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  3. Whitetail Doe And Fawn Reflection
  4. Fawns Growing Fast
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Doe Feeding Fawn

By |2023-01-25T01:58:47-06:00June 6, 2021|Categories: Deer|Tags: , , , , |

This Whitetail Doe was feeding her Fawn in a field located at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Whitetail Doe Feeding Fawn
Whitetail Doe Feeding Fawn

How I Got The Shot: Doe Feeding Fawn

I was driving the auto tour road between Reeves Boat Ramp and the 4 – Corners intersection when I spotted the Doe. The Doe was watching a young Coyote that was near the tree line. I parked and began photographing the Doe and Fawn. The Coyote left the area and the Doe left the Fawn hidden in the field. The Doe bedded in the trees nearby. 

I had my camera and lens resting on a bean bag draped over the open window of my pickup.

Gear Used:

  • Camera: Canon EOS R5                            
  • Lens: Canon RF 800 mm f/11 

Technical:

  • Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge (Oklahoma)
  • Date and Time Taken: June 4, 2021 (06:46 A. M.)
  • Aperture: f11
  • Shutter speed: 1/320
  • ISO: 4000
  • White Balance: Auto
  • Exposure Mode: Manual
  • Metering Mode: Evaluative
  • Back-button Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Exposure Compensation: 0
  • Focal Length: 800 mm
  • Processed With Luminar 4

Related Posts:

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Whitetail Doe On April 25

By |2023-01-31T00:35:30-06:00May 4, 2021|Categories: Deer|Tags: , , , , |

This Whitetail Doe was in a field that I know as “Dockery Field” which is at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

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Whitetail Doe 4-25-21

I had my camera and lens resting on a bean bag draped over the open window of my pickup.

Gear Used:

  • Camera: Fujifilm X-T3
  • Lens: Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS II (attached with a Fringer EF-FX Pro)

Technical:

  • Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge (Oklahoma)
  • Date and Time Taken: April 25, 2010 (06:55 A. M.)
  • Aperture Priority
  • Aperture: f7.1
  • Shutter speed: 1/340 (as determined by the camera)
  • ISO: 3200
  • White Balance: Auto
  • Metering Mode: Multi
  • Back-button Focus
  • Single Point Continuous Auto Focus
  • Exposure Compensation: 0
  • Focal Length: 400 mm
  • Processed With Luminar 4

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Whitetail Doe In Late March

By |2023-01-31T02:02:57-06:00March 31, 2021|Categories: Deer|Tags: , , , , |

This Whitetail Doe was standing near the auto tour road at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge. She was on the backside of the Refuge in a field known as Dockery Field. I got several photos before she walked away.

I had my camera and lens resting on a bean bag draped over the open window of my pickup.

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Whitetail Doe

Gear Used:

  • Camera: Fujifilm X-T3
  • Lens: Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS II (attached with a Fringer EF-FX Pro)

Technical:

  • Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge (Oklahoma)
  • Date and Time Taken: March 26, 2021 (07:28 A. M.)
  • Aperture Priority
  • Aperture: f5.6
  • Shutter speed: 1/320 (as determined by the camera)
  • ISO: 2500
  • White Balance: Auto
  • Metering Mode: Multi
  • Back-button Focus
  • Single Point Continuous Auto Focus
  • Exposure Compensation: 0
  • Focal Length: 400 mm
  • Processed With Luminar 4

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Three Whitetail Deer In A Cornfield

By |2023-01-31T02:07:04-06:00March 24, 2021|Categories: Deer|Tags: , , , |

These three Whitetail Deer in a cornfield were at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge has a cooperative agriculture system for farming. The Farmers leave some crops for the wildlife.

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Three Whitetail Doe In Cornfield

I spotted these deer while driving the auto tour road. They were between Tuff Pond and 4-Corners on the south side of the road. I had my camera and lens resting on a bean bag draped over the open window of my pickup. This is also the same area that I photographed a Coyote With A Snow Goose Wing.

Gear Used:

  • Camera: Fujifilm X-T3
  • Lens: Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS II (attached with a Fringer EF-FX Pro)

Technical:

  • Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge (Oklahoma)
  • Date and Time Taken: March 4, 2021 (07:48 A. M.)
  • Aperture Priority
  • Aperture: f5.6
  • Shutter speed: 1/210 (as determined by the camera)
  • ISO: 2500
  • White Balance: Auto
  • Metering Mode: Multi
  • Back-button Focus
  • Single Point Continuous Auto Focus
  • Exposure Compensation: 0
  • Focal Length: 400 mm
  • Processed With Luminar 4

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  2. Whitetail Buck Standing In A Soybean Field
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Whitetail Doe Running Past Me

By |2023-01-31T04:07:07-06:00February 26, 2021|Categories: Deer|Tags: , , , , |

I’m not sure what had this Whitetail Doe running in my direction, but she didn’t seem to care I was around. She wasn’t running hard and slowed to a walk after getting past me.

Whitetail Doe Running
Whitetail Doe Running

I photographed this Whitetail Doe while parked on the auto tour road at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. I had my camera and lens resting on a bean bag draped over the open window of my pickup.

Gear Used:

  • Camera: Canon 7D Mark 2
  • Lens: Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II

Technical:

  • Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge (Oklahoma)
  • Date & Time Taken: February 24, 2019 (09:07 A.M.)
  • Aperture Priority
  • Aperture: f5.6
  • Shutter speed: 1/1600 sec. (as determined by the camera)
  • ISO: 800
  • White Balance: Auto
  • Metering Mode: Evaluative
  • Exposure Compensation: +1/2
  • Back-button Focus
  • Single Point Continuous Auto Focus
  • Focal Length: 400 mm
  • Processed With Luminar 4

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Whitetail Doe Sniffing The Air

By |2023-01-31T04:13:26-06:00February 20, 2021|Categories: Deer|Tags: , , , , |

I photographed this Whitetail Doe sniffing the air while at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. She was trying to determine if I was a threat.

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Whitetail Doe Sniffing The Air

I parked on the auto tour road. I had my camera and lens resting on a bean bag draped over the open window of my pickup.

Gear:

  • Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • Lens: Canon EF100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM

Technical:

  • Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge (Oklahoma)
  • Date & Time Taken: March 17, 2019 (07:51 A.M.)
  • Aperture Priority
  • Aperture: f5.6
  • Shutter speed: 1/400 sec. (as determined by the camera)
  • ISO: 1000
  • White Balance: Auto
  • Metering Mode: Evaluative
  • Exposure Compensation: 0.3
  • Back-button Focus
  • Single Point Continuous Auto Focus
  • Focal Length: 400 mm
  • Processed With Luminar 4

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