Boxley Valley Whitetail Deer

Visitors to Boxley Valley will see more than elk. There are trumpeter swans at the mill pond, often near an active beaver dam and mound. Whitetail deer are also pretty common. 

In my trek to one of my favorite elk spots today, I saw a coyote and a gray fox (missed them both). But I did get the whitetail doe that was standing in the river peeking at me through the foliage. 

The picture shows that wildlife photography can be approached as an abstract subject. All that out of focus color is called bokeh, and it is a fundamental creative tool in every photographer's tool kit. 

Whitetail Doe in Buffalo National River