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Van Waffle

Writer, Naturalist, Photographer

Tag: white-tailed deer

Nature news roundup August 9 2013

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Van Waffle

I have always wondered why a cottontail rabbit or white-tailed deer concerned with escaping from danger would fly a white flag of a…

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White-tailed deer: a brush with elegance

Posted on August 25, 2012August 25, 2012 by Van Waffle

This has been a remarkable week. I received a writing assignment from a regional magazine. I spent most of the week working on…

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Consciousness of a white-tailed deer

Posted on July 31, 2012July 31, 2012 by Van Waffle

I was watering the garden in morning shade when I heard a rustle beyond the gate. I glanced up. There stood a white-tailed…

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