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Deer and Elk Family (Cervids) 28 images Created 27 Aug 2014

Images of wildlife across the North American continent photographed by Rich Leighton of the mammal taxonomic family Cervidae, which includes deer, elk, moose, and antelope.
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  • A pair of elk bulls violently clashes together in a fierce display of strength in an attempt to control sole breeding rights with the nearby herd of females.
    Battle!
  • A white-tailed deer pauses for a second among the fall foliage above Chatcolet Lake in Northwestern Idaho.
    White-tailed Deer with Fall Colors
  • Largest and heaviest of our native North American deer, moose are rapidly declining in numbers due to a number of factors other than habitat loss. Increasing numbers of white-tail and black-tail deer due to predator decline are introducing new parasitic diseases such as brainworm and liver fluke into already stressed populations of adult breeding moose. This cow was seen foraging in a pond near the Idaho-Wyoming border near Jackson Hole.
    Moose-1
  • A bold female Columbian black-tailed deer feeds on the wild grasses growing along Hurricane Ridge in Washington's Olympic Mountains. This subspecies of the mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) is found only in the coastal temperate rainforests and mountains of the Pacific Northwest from Northern California to Washington.
    Columbian Black-tailed Doe
  • A herd of Rocky Mountain elk rest in the sagebrush desert on a sunny winter day east of Mount Rainier near the Tieton River in  Washington State. The large antlered bull stands guard as his harem of females relax and get some rest.
    Rocky Mountain Elk - Bull and Harem
  • This buck clearly saw me on one of the meadows of Hurricane Ridge on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, yet from a distance behaved quite calmly and after some time I was able to get this beautifully serene shot.
    Mule Deer Buck
  • A large elk bull patrols his harem of does on a cold wintery desert day on the Eastern side of the Cascade Mountains in Washington State near Cowiche Canyon.
    Dominant Bull Elk
  • An elk calf stares down a surprised photographer in Yellowstone National Park in northwestern Wyoming.
    Elk Calf
  • White-tailed buck photographed in the Fakahatchee Strand. These are often seen here and other places in and around the Everglades.
    White-tailed Deer
  • A very wary white-tailed deer next to the Myakka River in Sarasota County, Florida. The huge state park here offers them protection, so they are plentiful and often seen feeding along the river.
    White-tailed Deer
  • A bull elk stands alone among a herd of other males in Central Oregon.
    Bull Elk
  • Largest and heaviest of our native North American deer, moose are rapidly declining in numbers due to a number of factors other than habitat loss. Increasing numbers of white-tail and black-tail deer due to predator decline are introducing new parasitic diseases such as brainworm and liver fluke into already stressed populations of adult breeding moose. This cow was seen foraging in a pond near the Idaho-Wyoming border near Jackson Hole.
    Moose-3
  • This young mule deer (also called a black-tailed deer) might have lost its baby spots, but it still has a lot of growing to do. This was seen toward the base of Mount Rainier, in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
    Mule Deer Fawn
  • If you are a parent, then you know this face well - this very young elk calf is a sloppy eater! Photographed in the Eastern Cascade Mountains near Yakima, Washington.
    Baby Elk
  • A small herd of female elk (cows) gracefully sleep or graze in the late autumn afternoon sun in Central Oregon, while less than a mile away - a herd of bulls compete for dominance of this harem, of which there will be only one winner.
    The Harem
  • A white-tailed deer peeks in curiosity in a rural pine scrub in Sopchoppy, Florida.
    White-tailed Deer
  • This deer got very close to us before seeing us and bolting in the Kissimmee Prairie Preserve in Okeechobee County - one of the most rural areas of Florida.
    White-tailed Deer
  • Large deer photographed from a distance in the Corkscrew Swamp in Collier County. The largest deer in South Florida can be seen here.
    White-tailed Deer
  • Very large deer (for South Florida) photographed just outside of the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge in Collier County.
    White-tailed Deer
  • This white-tailed deer was apparently used to people as it let me get this close to it just outside of Tallahassee on the Florida Panhandle. Extremely common all over the United States and Canada, its range extends from the Atlantic Ocean and west all the way to the Rocky Mountains (fantastic natural barrier), where its cousin - the black-tailed deer completes the range all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Somehow the white-tailed deer has nearly made it to the Pacific Ocean in Canada, and has a strong toehold in all of Central American and the northern part of South America. This is a huge native range for an ungulate (deer, elk, moose family) and it has been introduced in many other parts of the word such and the Caribbean Islands, Europe and even New Zealand.
    White-tailed Deer
  • A pair of the many white-tailed deer to be seen in the Kissimmee Prairie Preserve in Okeechobee County, Florida.
    White-tailed Deer
  • White-tailed buck photographed in the Fakahatchee Strand. These are often seen here and other places in and around the Everglades.
    White-tailed Deer
  • A pair of the many white-tailed deer to be seen in the Kissimmee Prairie Preserve in Okeechobee County, Florida.
    White-tailed Deer
  • This six-point buck nearly walked into me in the woods near Panama City, Florida. As it was in the middle of rutting season, it's no wonder that it was distracted!
    White-tailed Deer
  • A young male Columbian black-tailed deer feeds on the mountain grasses and forbs in a subalpine meadow on Hurricane Ridge in Washington's Olympic Mountains.
    Columbian Black-tailed Buck
  • A young male Columbian black-tailed deer feeds on the foliage below Hurricane Ridge in Washington's Olympic Mountains. This subspecies of the mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) is found only in the coastal temperate rainforests and mountains of the Pacific Northwest from Northern California to Washington.
    Columbian Black-tailed deer Young Buck
  • Largest and heaviest of our native North American deer, moose are rapidly declining in numbers due to a number of factors other than habitat loss. Increasing numbers of white-tail and black-tail deer due to predator decline are introducing new parasitic diseases such as brainworm and liver fluke into already stressed populations of adult breeding moose. This cow was seen foraging in a pond near the Idaho-Wyoming border near Jackson Hole.
    Moose-2
  • An adorable Columbian black-tailed fawn stays close to its mother on an chilly fall afternoon just below Hurricane Ridge on Washington's Olympic Peninsula.
    Columbian Black-tailed Fawn