{"id":7400,"date":"2018-07-13T16:51:36","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T21:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/?p=7400"},"modified":"2018-07-14T12:37:01","modified_gmt":"2018-07-14T17:37:01","slug":"fawns-fishing-and-eating-water-lilies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/2018\/07\/13\/fawns-fishing-and-eating-water-lilies\/","title":{"rendered":"Fawns, Fishing and Eating Water Lilies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the sun\u00a0popped\u00a0from the Gulf of Mexico today, I was photographing a wading fisherman in the Laguna Madre, south Texas.\u00a0 Good fortune was with me as two fishing boats passed beyond him and I got them all in one shot.\u00a0 Then I headed out to try finding\u00a0fawn white-tailed deer since early July is the peak\u00a0fawning\u00a0 time in this part of the state.\u00a0 Again, I was lucky and located several newborns, some\u00a0as their mothers were tucking them away in tall\u00a0cover for the day.\u00a0 BUT, my search continues for that best of all baby deer photos&#8230;nursing time with a fawn on either side of a doe.\u00a0 I just have to keep trying.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Click on a photo to enlarge and sharpen it.\u00a0 Then click on the arrows at either side to advance or back up.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7411\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7411\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Bay-Fishing-at-Sunrise_83A2894-1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7400]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7411\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Bay-Fishing-at-Sunrise_83A2894-1-480x323.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Bay-Fishing-at-Sunrise_83A2894-1-480x323.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Bay-Fishing-at-Sunrise_83A2894-1-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Bay-Fishing-at-Sunrise_83A2894-1-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Bay-Fishing-at-Sunrise_83A2894-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7411\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fishermen on a sunrise mission in boats and waders, Laguna Madre, Texas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7403\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7403\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/White-tailed-Deer_79A3913.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7400]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7403\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/White-tailed-Deer_79A3913-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/White-tailed-Deer_79A3913-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/White-tailed-Deer_79A3913-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/White-tailed-Deer_79A3913-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/White-tailed-Deer_79A3913.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">White-tailed Deer, doe keeping her baby scent-free.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7404\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7404\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/White-tailed-Deer_83A3078.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7400]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7404\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/White-tailed-Deer_83A3078-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/White-tailed-Deer_83A3078-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/White-tailed-Deer_83A3078-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/White-tailed-Deer_83A3078-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/White-tailed-Deer_83A3078.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">White-tailed Deer, fawns standing in young mesquite. shrubs, s. Texas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7405\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7405\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/White-tailed-Deer_79A3977.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7400]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7405\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/White-tailed-Deer_79A3977-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/White-tailed-Deer_79A3977-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/White-tailed-Deer_79A3977-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/White-tailed-Deer_79A3977-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/White-tailed-Deer_79A3977.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">White-tailed Deer fawn hiding in tall grass, s. Texas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7402\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7402\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/White-tailed-Deer_79A3901.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7400]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7402\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/White-tailed-Deer_79A3901-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/White-tailed-Deer_79A3901-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/White-tailed-Deer_79A3901-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/White-tailed-Deer_79A3901-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/White-tailed-Deer_79A3901.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">White-tailed Deer, summer buck putting on good antlers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7406\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7406\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Horses-Water-Lilies_79A4071.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7400]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7406\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Horses-Water-Lilies_79A4071-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Horses-Water-Lilies_79A4071-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Horses-Water-Lilies_79A4071-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Horses-Water-Lilies_79A4071-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Horses-Water-Lilies_79A4071.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Horses eating water lilies.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>These horses were escaping mosquitos and munching water lilies in\u00a0an ephemeral pond.<\/p>\n<p>For most of these images, I used a tripod, Canon 5D Mark IV camera and 100-400 mm lens.\u00a0 The big buck was done with a 7D Mark II and 500 mm lens, hand-held.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Larry<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the sun\u00a0popped\u00a0from the Gulf of Mexico today, I was photographing a wading fisherman in the Laguna Madre, south Texas.\u00a0 Good fortune was with me as two fishing boats passed beyond him and I got them all in one shot.\u00a0 Then I headed out to try finding\u00a0fawn white-tailed deer since early July is the peak\u00a0fawning\u00a0 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/2018\/07\/13\/fawns-fishing-and-eating-water-lilies\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Fawns, Fishing and Eating Water Lilies<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newsletter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7400"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7414,"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7400\/revisions\/7414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}