A Key Deer in Big Pine Key that walked into the picture without my knowing. It is surrounded by Slash Pine, Key Thatch and Silver Palms, Coontie, Myrsine, Locustberry, Pride of Big Pine and other Rockland species.
I saw this darling daring deer when I looked up after taking a picture of the palms. Thinking she had walked in after my shot I tried, and thought I failed, to take her picture as she walked off. I was really disappointed until, while editing, I discovered that she had walked into the first shot without my knowing.
These Rocklands of the Keys and Everglades are full of many species of plants, insects and animals. These are our rock gardens where natural bonsai occur, including the Key Deer, and are some of the most beautiful and interesting places in the U.S.