Whether sifting through sand, or scrambling over a rocky shore, it's about finding treasures in every day. 

Deer Mom's Embarass Their Kids, Too

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Sitka Blacktail Button Buck

Sitka Blacktail Button Buck

"Blueberry blossom buds! YUM!" 

Sitka Blacktail Button Buck Slurping Blueberry Buds

Sitka Blacktail Button Buck Slurping Blueberry Buds

Sitka Blacktail Button Buck, Southeast Alaska
Sitka Blacktail Button Buck eating blueberry blossoms Southeast Alaska
Sitka Blacktail Button Buck eating blueberry blossoms Southeast Alaska

Nibble, lick, chomp... 

Sitka Blacktail Button Buck
Sitka Blacktail Button Buck gobbling blueberry buds Southeast Alaska

...slurp, burp, smack. 

"Almost done, Mom!"

"Almost done, Mom!"

"Just one more."

"Just one more."

Sitka Blacktail Doe

Sitka Blacktail Doe

"Meet me by the stump, Son. It is almost siesta time." 

Sitka Blacktail Doe deer grooming button buck, Southeast Alaska

"Just look at your face!" 

"No, Mom!" 

Sitka Blacktail doe cleaning button buck's face, Southeast Alaska

"Hold still!" 

"E-e-ew!" 

Sitka Blacktail Doe Deer cleaning Button Buck's ear, Southeast Alaska

"Good grief, what did you get in your ear? You have enough dirt in there to grow potatoes!!" 

Sitka Blacktail Doe Deer Button Buck Yearling Southeast Alaska

"You be good, now. I am going to chew my cud and take a nap." 

Sitka Blacktail Doe Deer Southeast Alaska

*Sigh* "He'll be on his own in another month. I hope that he has learned to keep his face clean." 

More deer and other critters here: Alaskan Critters

And if you want to see what YOU can eat out there: Food and Medicine from Nature