Wednesday, March 09, 2011

Deer on the highway








we have seen very few deer this winter as the snow has been so deep it is difficult for them to move around easily. However we saw this one yesterday running down the yellow line in the middle of the highway. We worried that it might encounter oncoming traffic, however none appeared and we breathed a sigh of relief when it decided to move onto the shoulder of the highway. a much better choice lady deer!

There was no oncoming traffic, but there was traffic behind the deer. We were following it on the shoulder and there was traffic coming behind us. We could not stop for fear that the traffic behind us would pass and hit the deer. Finally the deer made its own decision and jumped into, or onto, the snowbank of the ditch to our right. You can see the depth of snow on its legs in the photo as it jumped, but to live and run another day was its choice.



4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I am glad he made it. Nice looking animal.

Ruth Hiebert said...

I am glad that this one was able to live another day.Too many animals get killed on the roads.

Mary said...

So glad it jumped to safety! Some of he deer around here are being killed in large numbers because the high water from the Ohio River is driving them out from under the bridges and on to a busy highway. Frustrating!

Sybil said...

Your photos are marvellous ! You must always have your camera at the ready.

So glad I stumbled across your Blog.

Best wishes,

Sybil
Eastern Passage, NS