Is it a Mule Deer
Is it a Mule Deer , Well I am not sure now. I thought this first photo was a mule deer because it is so much smaller then the white tailed deer up north and the ears are so huge. Video below or click this Link Here, Mule Deer
As I was researching the difference between the Mule deer and the white tailed deer. It said the ears are placed farther apart on the Mule deer. The two photos below shows the difference in the ears placement.
The left photo is the new deer I photographed and the right photo is a White Tailed deer from up north. I am not sure, but the photo on the right was taken clear up by Lake Superior and the photo on the left was taken near the Mexican border in the south. Almost worlds apart for them.
Is it a Mule Deer
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37 Replies to “Is it a Mule Deer”
It’s a cutie pie deer That makes it simple
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Laughter fixes many problems
Yes, 😊
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The ears on the Mule Deer remind me of Dumbo from the Disney movie, but it makes it look inquisitive and gentle looking with those delicate-looking ears as opposed to the other deer you are more used to seeing with the hairy ears.
Ma è bellissimo! 😀
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I just went to a local deer farm where they had a variety of deer like I’d never seen. The Mule Deer were in an enclosure on their own, rather large with some of the deer close enough to touch. Your photo is of a Mule Deer, the face mask along with the large ears are the two striking features that set them apart. Beautiful images, they’re so skiddish, you were fortunate to have captured them.
Thank you very much Laura, that helps. I just wasn’t sure, it has the same marking around the nose and that made me wonder.
I love your version of hunting.
😊, so much fun. Sometimes it is just trying to figure out what I am looking at and then I just figure it is a deer, no matter what name goes with it.
Cuteness overload.
Yes, 😊
Beautiful and gentle creatures! Thank you for the photos!!!
*For sharing these delightful photos 🙂
You are very welcome 😊
a smile
Yes, always 😊
My vote is for a mule.
I am thinking so also, they were so much smaller than the white tail, body wise, not the ears. 🙂
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Thank you very much Francine 😊
Mr. Big Ears almost has a kangaroo-like look about him!
Yes, those ears are so big compared to their little faces.
Alert and ready to run. Glad you saw these creatures with such slight variation. Beautiful animals.
They are Sandy, thank you.
The Mule Deers ears are definitely farther apart
I think so also. 😊
It is a splendid animal and I love his big ears.They look so sweet. Thumbs up for the portraits. 😀
Thank you very much 😊
You can be proud of them all 🙂
Thank you 😊
I am not sure! But I love them all!
Thank you 😊
splendide serie et infos bonne journée
Thank you very much Patrick.
Wonderful and Gorgeous Spotted too nice 😍 👌
Thank you very much Ben. 😊