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Handsome Male Deer

Handsome Male Deer

This young male white-tailed deer had his sights on a female who was grazing her way out of the field. But this buck waited patiently long enough for me to get ...
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This young male white-tailed deer had his sights on a female who was grazing her way out of the field. But this buck waited patiently long enough for me to get this shot in Cades Cove Loop of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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NIKON D810

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/400 Focal Length 5000/10

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Jan, 2016

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