Endangered Columbian White-Tailed Deer AKA # 10

So, now I know why this big boy, Number 10, was tagged. I went to the Ridgefield Refuge site to identify the deer and to see what the tagging meant. He was not laying down, as I first thought..he was standing in the tall grasses. Edit: this is an endangered deer, I have learned.

Columbian white-tailed deer continue to be relocated from Julia Butler Hansen NWR to Ridgefield NWR. A total of 34 deer have been relocated. We are very interested in the movement of deer in the Ridgefield area. Should you see a white-tailed deer, please contact the Refuge at 360/887/2122. All relocated deer have bright yellow numbered ear tags. It is most helpful if you can record the numbers on the ear tags, as these numbers identify the individual deer.

Bill thought we should go there today and we were lucky to see this deer. Somebody had spotted a fawn, but we didn't see him. We saw a frog and some turtles and a Gadwall duck pair and lots of swallows and lots and lots and lots of mosquitoes! We are paying for the wonderful mild winter and spring that we have had. We learned our lesson....mosquito repellant if we are to go back there this summer.

There are 13 photos if you want to bop on over to my Flickr page.

That's about it for today. See ya.