Whoa....

When I step into the backyard in the mornings I give it a quick once over to make sure I'm not coming face to face with wildlife.  We don't have anything dangerous (bears have been known to travel through the area but are extremely rare), however, deer, foxes and raccoons are fairly common.  Today I was filling the bird feeders when I spotted this gorgeous animal casually watching me.  He was on the slope, in the patch of hellebores beside an old chair.  He didn't mind my comings and goings and eventually jumped the fence undoubtedly to look for the females.