Have you heard that old saying before?  Probably more times than you care to remember.

Fishermen say it all the time.  "The Big one got away!"  They always stretch out their arms and probably exaggerate a bit.  What do you think?

Today I found myself in much the same situation.  Only not a fish but a FALLOW DEER,

 a WHITE FALLOW  BUCK with a rack bigger than any I've ever seen.                                                                          

                                                                           Light brown spotted

 While driving down a country road I spotted him.  I struggled to get the camera and turned around and went back to the clearing.  Slowly approaching, he was watching me.  He was hiding behind a cedar tree. I creeped up but as soon as the camera was in place, he took off.  Not far but too far for the camera to pick up good.  Between the branches, what a sight to see!  So close and yet so far.

There was a doe with him.  She was light brown and white spotted.  In another clearing just a little way off, there was another white doe.  The white buck was spectacular though.  They are rare and not  in many places in the United States.  Central Georgia, California and the Texas Hill Country are their homes on this continent.  They live all over Europe and Asia but are not plentiful, especially the white ones.

If you are visiting the Texas Hill Country, always bring your camera.  You never know what you will see in these parts.  You'll have to be quick though or they will get away!

 Here is an interesting website and some great photos. Click here.

Ricki Eichler Real Estate, your Texas Hill Country connection                       

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