Keeping track of the photographer

Posted by John P on Sun Oct 29, 2017 12:36 pm

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It is that time of the year again when most of my wildlife photography is about rutting whitetails! We had a late October snowfall on Friday so I headed out to look for wildlife! I found this dandy of buck he was actively keeping track of a doe! At the same time he was going to keep track of me! Whitetails (like many wildlife) can turn their ears about 200 degrees, they can operate each ear independently and also their brains can tune into the sounds from each ear! I like this view to show this part of a whitetails nature story!
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by Ron Day on Sun Oct 29, 2017 12:58 pm

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Cool ear rotation behavior. I've noticed foxes doing the same with their ears.

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by Carol Clarke on Mon Oct 30, 2017 4:17 am

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So many animals have this ability, and some can even flip their ears right back until they touch behind the head. No wonder their hearing is so much more acute than our human hearing with our fixed receptors! A nice illustration of this capability John.

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by ugolino on Mon Oct 30, 2017 1:01 pm

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Thank you for the text. I admit to have been puzzled by the title....
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by david fletcher on Tue Oct 31, 2017 2:47 am

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like this view John. well seen

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by John P on Mon Nov 06, 2017 8:23 am

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Thanks for the comments everyone! Not your normal view of a big whitetail buck, but I thought it was unique to show one of the very important senses they use for survival; their ears!

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