Thursday 10 June 2010

Mother & Child


Mother & Child, originally uploaded by julian sawyer.

I got too close to this Sika. She was in the gloom of the woodland and I didn’t see her until it was too late. I backed off to a safe distance, took a shot and left her alone. I always try to steer clear of the fawns, as any disturbance can scare the mother off for good. The sound of the youngster crying for its mother is terrible.

1 comment:

Dominic Gendron said...

He's so tiny....! Nice image, very intimate ;)

Quiet but never silent.

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