Black-Tail Deer

Coming home from Lillooet, I saw a brown shape on the side of the road.  Then I saw another and another.  "Deer," I said.

But we were uncertain.  They were little, but they were definitely deer.  If a mule deer is a horse, these were ponies.  The little buck had very small antlers, and all three were quite frail, almost like antelope.  Dr. Google told us they are black tail deer - a small version of the mule deer.

We enjoyed watching them, and although our pictures leave a little to be desired, it is easy to see why they were called black tail deer.