Christmas in July

I would love to go and brush that old matted hair off of him. I offered, he ignored me.

Thanks everyone for your very kind words. I do appreciate them.

[Carolyn Sue]

great shot!

[Courtney]

Wonderful capture! Was this in nature or at the zoo? I love your captions!

[Sally Kinsey]

Such a cool shot! :D

[Margaret Tryon]

@cfitzgerald Courtney, yes this was taken in the zoo. We have white tail deer in my woods, but this is a reindeer.

[Hudd]

Love this shot

[Angie Vega ☮♥ シ]

Haha love the caption. Wonderfully captured.

[Seth Tan]

HA! he must have heard about Shrek the Sheep....Nice composition!

[paula goff]

super cool shot!! he does need a good combing....hehe! can you imagine carrying those antlers around?!?!?
your photos are making me want to visit our zoo in Indy!! maybe this fall:)

[Sarah Miller]

Awesome! Love his reflection, what a gorgeous shot!

[Toni :)]

great shot, love the lighting and colours in this pic :)

[☮Lee Gordon☮]

brilliant

[Janna Dawn Goldrup]

Doesn't look to be in any shape to be pulling a sleigh...summer vacationing instead.

[Devrin Wimberley]

Great shot! He could use a good brushing. Looks like he's found a good way to beat the heat.

[~Sarah Immel~]

That is so cool!! Well he's getting cool... hehe Such a great capture!

[Kathryn Marshall]

Great capture! This guy must be hot with all of that matted hair on him. Like the reflections and the ripples in the water.

[Shirley Chetwynd]

wow he is moulting,a beautiful photo of him cooling off

[Kd Wallis]

Great shot! He really does need that hair pulled off doesn't he?! Lol.

[Heather (pixelchix)]

Holy cow where was this guy? Fabulous pic!!!

[cheryl green]

Wonderful photo...it's amazing how docile these creatures can be...but I wouldn't get too close...

[Rick Schies]

I think he needs a little more than a brushing.

[Trina P Holub]

Wow this is fabulous! Love the reflections of that big beast on the water. :-)

[Brian Buccigrossi]

Great capture!

[robinwarner]

like really...you actually saw this...omg really....this is unbelievable.

[Margaret Tryon]

@pixelchix Heather, this is one of the reindeer in the zoo I go to.

[littlec]

wow - what a great shot - were you this close or did you use zoom lens?

[Margaret Tryon]

@littlec I used my zoom lens and my Canon Rebel XT

[Robert Velten]

Reindeer? Looks more like a drained deer, I guess it's been bloody hot. Nice capture of this captive.

[Rach_who]

I would have to agree with you there they look so untidy when their coat is at this stage. Great shot.

[Margaret Tryon]

@robv Robert, it has been so hot and he just stood in the water. This is one of the zoo animals I would rather they just release into the wild.

[Kerri]

Beautiful

[Danielle]

Great capture!
I'm with you...he should have let you get rid of that scraggly hair of his. : )

[Vicki Kell]

Wow , i love wildlife shots

[Netkonnexion]

Wonderful!

[Elyse Klemchuk]

Wow! It looks like he found a way to stay cool!

[wendy chapman]

He also looks like he could use some extra dessert. Nice of you to offer to clean up his act. He looks a bit miserable. I share your sentiments about his confinement.

[Kalexa]

Great shot! He does need a day at the spa! :)

[Julie Ryan]

Oh yeah he definitely needs brushed. cool shot!

[Maria]

Wow. Beautiful shot, especially with the calm waters juxtaposed against the guy who needs a brushing!

[Penny Milner]

You just want to go and give him a good old scratch! great shot

[jerry plume]

Great capture!

[Barbara Warner]

Love it!

[Cheryl]

Molting?? Superb!

[Terry D]

Wow! Great shot!

[Alta D©]

super cool shot! love the clarity on this one! and the water looks so refreshing!

[Jason Daniels]

I saw a wild deer the other day. Not like this cool dude, but still a wild deer here is a bit odd. I think it was a feral one.

[petra]

cool capture!

[marg]

What a wonderful capture! Is that his natural coat or is there something wrong with it?

[Annie Feeley]

Fantastic capture! Love the shimmer on the water.

[Geertje K.]

amazing! What a cool capture! I would love to have wildlife like that around here...

[georgia delli-benedetti ツ]

Amazing capture :) the reflection is amazing and great timing :)

[Bugik]

So cool! Rudolph on vacation! :-)
Great capture!

[Andy McAvoy]

Lovley shot and wonderful reflections!

[cglist]

Fabulous capture - what a handsome guy!

[Denise]

What a find - gorgeous shot.

[Mike Fitzgerald]

Terrific find. Nicely done!!

[Rose]

Margaret what a gorgeous capture! Well done =)

[Missy B]

Wow - amazing capture...too bad he wouldn't take you up on the offer. :)

[Mikhail Karetin]

Amazing shot! Love this title!!! :)))

[Linda Paul]

Great capture, the water looks so still and his reflection is great. I love your title, as well.

[Margaret Tryon]

@murnane Marg, he is just shedding. Normal thing to do.

[Beth]

This is a great shot of the raindeer in the water. It looks like that rack on his head would get in his way.

[lil Buddha]

Love this! Excellent composition, love the textures. Fav.

[Catherine]

Superb shot, Maggie!

[Barry Mikhal]

Way cool

[Karen Sylvia]

Beautiful! The reflections in the water are great. :)

[elkehochban]

Fantastic shot and reflection!

[stephanie dp]

WOW!!!!

[FaerieMoon]

Nothing more ratty looking than a molting ungulate! Excellent photo

[Amy Brown]

Fabulously furry and so nonchalent too. Looks like a well loved teddy.

[glynnis garrod]

Love it when I'm commenting and the same person comes through :-)
I was staring at this guy ! - A real reindeer !!!

[pixels4u]

Great Reindeer shot, he looks hot.

[Beverly Moolman]

lovely shot!! Margaret you can always pop over and brush Kate!

[Pyrrhula]

Did you also met Santa Claus ? great and beautiful shot

[McCartney]

Nice shot!

[Charlene Barker]

Wonderful capture and reflections in the water.

[Jennifer C]

incredible to see this wonderful scene! thanks

[Diana Horn]

Wonderful capture.

[Mhel]

haha love your caption. Great shot!

[molizard]

wonderful scene! nice pic!

[mihaela oprisan]

beautiful picture!funny title

[GINA]

way cool Maggie, love it, he does need a good grooming!!!

[Muse]

Lol! yeah, he needs grooming! Great picture!

[Angie]

really cool shot

[O Dono :D]

haha neat shot!

[Yoori]

Wow, this is fantastic! ^_^ lol oh well, at least you offer - that's all you can do :)

[Lynn M. Watson]

He's fabulous!

[Tabbycat]

GReat one! He has a very moosey head. Did you know that Christmas in July is actually celebrated in Australia and New Zealand? That's so we can sit around the fire and drink egg nog because we get sick of having the real Xmas in 100 degree heat!

[Margaret Tryon]

@tabbycat Tabitha, I didn't know that. It must be very strange with 100 degree heat at Christmas. I'm buried in snow by Christmas here.

[Tabbycat]

I know! That's so cool! Hopefully, I will be in NY this year. Can't wait for my first white Christmas!!