Are you showing me your teeth? Is that a threat?

I know I'm kinda close... perhaps 10 yards is too close for comfort? Or maybe she's just chewing, I'm not sure. I managed to capture a bunch of shots of this young doe, and I'm entering the first shot in the Wildlife Wednesday photo contest by Hive account@derangedcontests, in the pro tier. I don't know if the first one is the best of the batch, but I was closest at this point, and it's the only shot with direct eye contact... and also, there's that thing with the teeth. I do think it was a warning to stay back!

Olympus E-M1.2, 1/1600s f/2.8 ISO400 60mm

I take two steps back and the doe relaxes and begins to eat again.

I'll show you a few more photos... perhaps you could tell me your favourite from the lot. Whenever I have more than one shot of a subject, I'm not sure which one to enter in a contest. Maybe the one below is better... doesn't have that metal railing which shows up in the first two photos.

I've mentioned before how many deer we have in the city, and how unafraid they are of people. I think this was my closest encounter so far.

For the final shot I froze and she calmly walked across the path in front of me... again no more than 10 yards away. These shots were made with my macro lens... no zoom.

I hope you enjoyed these photos - all taken by me, Hive account@keithboone, Sept. 15th, 2019. Please click for a closer view and thanks for visiting!