MLK Day and I did go to work to.

 A stealthy walk with the dogs before school this morning brought Maxine, Ace and I right up on a young doe that wasn't quite sure what to think.







But, when Ace spotted her, she kicked it into second gear.

 Just after that we caught the West end of a East bound coyote.





















I took an off trail route across the top of the world when I spotted a pair of bald eagles hanging together in the prairie

 I was hoping to find a buck with a large rack that the hunters may not have found. Like this one just down the road from our place but, no such luck

 I did spot another doe that had some interesting markings.
White deer have for thousands of years and in many cultures been considered special or sacred. The Celts considered white stags to be messengers from the “other world” and their appearance was said to herald some profound change in the lives of those who encountered them. In the Legend of King Arthur, the white stag is the creature that can never be caught. King Arthur’s repeatedly unsuccessful pursuit of the white stag represents mankind’s quest for spiritual knowledge. In the Chronicles of Narnia, the pursuit of a white stag brings the kings and queens of Narnia through a portal and tumbling back into a closet.
The white deer are entirely unique and beautiful. Most people describe them as striking, mesmerizing, and even magical.  This one is a piebald is a doe, usually a mammal such as a white-tailed deer or horse, that has a spotting pattern of large white and black patches. The color of a piebald’s skin underneath its coat may vary between black (under the black patches of hair) and pink (under the white patches) it's a genetic variation (defect)  that produces the piebald condition in white-tailed deer.

 I tried one of the new flys I tied last night.

 I ended up with a rat nest and no trout. 

















But not a bad way to end the day. Happy MLK Day!