From yesterday's hike:

This Afternoon

At the Rocky Mountain Arsenal/Wildlife Sanctuary.

This is such a dynamic image - I love the way every deer leaves in a different direction. Source.

Deer Sentinel

On a recent hike in Golden, Colorado a deer watched our whole descent down Table mountain:

A trip to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge

We took a short trip out to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge this afternoon. It's less than half an hour drive from downtown Denver (just a little over 11 miles away) and a great stop for a leisurely afternoon walk or hike. I'm pretty familiar with the Arsenal from the air because we photograph it monthly as part of my aerial survey job, but I was impressed by the scale of the place on the ground (27 square miles!). Here's a photo of part of the arsenal from the air this summer:


On the drive towards the visitor center we were greeted by two impressive bucks and their friends:

We're pretty sure this was a bald eagle:

photos by Nathan Abels

Scottish Deer

Deer, originally uploaded by Caro Jones.

Wild Neighbors

At our lodging on the edge of Rocky Mountain National Park this weekend we had several local residents over to visit: (in order of appearance)

(he picks his head up 20 seconds in on the video)

This doe was with two others - but this was the better photo.

Chasing After Deer

I spent the afternoon chasing after deer on Table Mountain in Golden, CO. The trail is just twenty minutes from downtown Denver.

check out the jump of the two deer on the left

this is part of the group - there were probably over 30 all together
you can see Denver in the background of this photo

look at the fawn hiding in the bush

(it's obligitary to play this) Midlake, "Chasing After Deer"

New Work: Dénouement

Nathan Abels, "Dénouement", Acrylic on Panel, 36x48"
based on a photo by Mark Davis - used by permission.

Attack Dogs

Gustave Courbet, The Hallali of the Stag, 1867

Frans Snyders, The Boar Hunt, 1650

Paul de Vos, Stag Chased by Dogs, 1637

Goodbye, 20th Century

Patte Loper, "Goodbye, 20th Century"
2006
Animated Video
9 seconds, shown as a loop

This video is based on a scene from a
David Attenborough nature documentary in
which a deer is filmed with infrared
light while walking in a completely dark
cave. The original unpublished video
contains audio of Steve Reich's
Composition for Three Microphones
performed by Sonic Youth .