Buck spotted today

This year has brought a good-sized crop of newborn deer to the area. We've seen lots of fawns nibbling here and there with their mothers leading the way. But we haven't seen many mature bucks yet. Today the camera was ready to catch a nicely sized buck in the yard.

The buck was moving around quite a bit, so it was hard to keep him in focus. He appears to have 8-points.

A young doe was keeping a wary eye on this new guy in the neighborhood.

This is my favorite shot. He stopped for a split second giving me time to focus.

Looks like he's sauntering off to find something better than our yard.

No, wait..... there are some new shoots here after all.

Time for a mid-morning siesta.

"I'm watching you, so don't try anything".

Something going on over there?

And after this short break, the buck that stopped here was gone.