Autumn Encounter - Whitetail Songbird flying in the background of

flying in the background of Old Rivals II

as the subject for the 1998 Iowa Habitat Stamp

Another mature buck also inhabited the same area

When they arrived to pick up the animal

a dominant bull and his cows move out of the protection of the dark

Autumn Encounter - Whitetail Songbird flying in the background ofAs the rising November sun burns through the morning haze, a mature whitetail buck follows a doe and her twin fawns of the previous year. It is the rut or breeding season for whitetails over much of their range, and competition for does is intense. One of the fawns pauses, sensing a rival buck in the background, hence the title, Autumn Encounter Whitetail. "I always enjoy the golden glow of the morning sun, shining through the autumn foliage. It is