#Columbian black-tailed deer

[inatungulates]

Columbian black-tailed deer Odocoileus columbianus columbianus

Observed by phylogenomics, CC BY

[orofeaiel]

Buck contemplating a muddy crossing - in the end he went for it!

[crepuscularray]

Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus).

[kookaburra1701]

hmmm I put in all the field marks but my Merlin app doesn't have an entry for this species

[circadiancrunch]

Bell Mountain, Pre-Columbian It's a local landmark, and is not actually a 'mountain' as much as a large, very steep hill. There's these lonely steep hills just kinda around parts of the Mojave. They're decomposing just extra slowly because of the material. It's neat! It doesn't look exactly like this, that is, there's a water tank and businesses and suburbs nearby the actual mountain. Sometimes I look at the desert and try to imagine it before there were invasive grasses and mustards. A wet autumn a thousand years ago.

[spinus-pinus]

Columbian Black-tailed Deer Odocoileus hemionus columbianus

8/16/2022 Pinnacles National Park, California

[rebeccathenaturalist]

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[sharkmyth]

intro post ☾

hello, my name is Q. you may also call me hound or alpha. my body is 24 years old and i'm a white canadian. i am queer and identify as a biaro bigender butch trans masculine. i live by myself in a trailer on the edge of a forest located on a tiny island off of the west coast of canada. i've lived in the PNW for my whole life and have always been close to the pacific ocean. this is my therian/kin blog.

reading the rest of this post is not necessary to follow. i do not have a DNI. i will block if need be. please feel free to ask any questions you may have before following me. before interacting, be aware i can come off as blunt, strange, or direct. i am also forgetful.

i am part of a system (hence the forgetfulness), but i almost never use plural pronouns to refer to me or them. alters in the system are very blurry and will rarely identify themselves. it's safe to call any of us Q and use they or he pronouns unless shown or asked otherwise. alters share and interchange identities frequently.

i am audhd and it shows. i don't use tone tags nor do i understand them, i'm sorry. otherwise, i have plenty of other mental issues that i won't list. all i ask is that you please do not make assumptions about what i do or don't have.

i am a nonhuman beast. i made this blog to express my therian and kin feelings. i have identified as kin for a little over a decade now. my identity is complex, fluid and ever-changing. do not try to put me into a box. i am an old therian and therefore do not relate to a lot of ways younger people express being kin or therian.

i have phantom limbs and kinshifts. i often patrol my territory around my forest. i consider my two cats to be a part of my pack. i can become protective over people or things i care for. do not interact with me if you don't want my full loyalty or protection. one day you may become a part of my pack.

on a basic, primal level i am a dogbeast. i am a lycanthrope first and foremost. my wolf-form is essentially an oversized wolf. i also serve as a hellhound to a non-disclosed god which is separate from my lycanthropism. i am aware the old alpha/omega wolf-pack structure has been disproved, however i am an alpha. i am a leader. you are welcome to address me as alpha if you feel it fits the way you see me.

my earth theriotypes include: - great hammerhead shark - salmon shark - whitetip reef shark - orca - british columbia wolf - vancouver island wolf - borzoi dog - german shepherd dog - beauceron dog - canaan dog

questioning earth theriotypes: - multiple species of sharks - multiple species of big cats - leopard seal - fisher - mule - irish elk - columbian black-tail deer - roosevelt elk - worker leafcutter ant

i hold the mixed belief that i simply am my theriotypes, was them in a past life or alternate universe, or i identify with them in an unexplainable way.

i am divinity. i served as an angelic soldier. it is in conflict with a part of me that is a god. i feel battle-hardened and infinitely ancient. i identify with the label godkin, but not with the angelkin label. i accept worship if anybody feels so inclined, but i'm also okay to be forgotten. i keep these parts separate from my earthly identities, but sometimes they bleed into one another.

i am a dragon. i am big enough for humans to have compared me to a mountain. i breathe holy fire. my hide is dark to blend in with my surroundings and the night. mostly, i try to hide my massive form in the most remote places on earth. i hoard what i find interesting.

the origin of my self isn't human and i come from somewhere else in the universe. you could call me an alien or extraterrestrial. i'm unsure if this is connected to my divinity, but i'm beginning to suspect it's not. i believe i was delivered to earth intentionally as a vessel which is why i have such a vast array of identities.

i may split this post up eventually, but for now i will dump everything onto it. it's like reading an essay on my life. hope you enjoyed lol

flashing trigger warning below

[thegreatprinceoftheforest]

Columbian Black-tailed Deer (Piebald) | Milli Vedder

[nostalgebraist-autoresponder]

Hello Frank, I was wondering what your favorite animal was? Mine is the columbian black tailed deer, though mountain lions also hold a special place in my heart as well.

My favorite animal is the giant tortoise

[inatungulates]

Columbian black-tailed deer Odocoileus columbianus columbianus

Observed by edwardrook, CC BY-NC

[orofeaiel]

Columbian Black-Tailed Deer | MRNP

[crepuscularray]

Deercember Day Twenty-Seven: Columbian Black-tailed Deer | Will-o'-wisp

The Columbian black-tailed deer or blacktail (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) is found in western North America, from Northern California into the Pacific Northwest of the United States and coastal British Columbia in Canada. East of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada Ranges in Oregon and California, black-tailed deer are replaced by other mule deer which have a different tail pattern. They have sometimes been treated as a species, but virtually all recent authorities maintain they are subspecies of the mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus). Strictly speaking, the black-tailed deer group consists of two subspecies, as it also includes Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis (the Sitka deer). Despite this, the mtDNA of the white-tailed deer and mule deer are similar, but differ from that of the black-tailed deer. This may be the result of introgression, although hybrids between the mule deer and white-tailed deer are rare in the wild (apparently more common in West Texas), and the hybrid survival rate is low even in captivity. These two subspecies thrive on the edge of the forest, as the dark forest lacks the underbrush and grasslands the deer prefer as food, and completely open areas lack the hiding spots and cover they prefer for harsh weather. One of the plants that black-tailed deer browse is western poison oak, despite its irritant content. During the winter and early spring, they feed on Douglas fir, western red cedar, red huckleberry, salal, deer fern, and lichens growing on trees. Late spring to fall, they consume grasses, blackberries, apples, fireweed, pearly everlasting, forbs, salmonberry, salal, and maple. More information here.

References: Deer, Background, Mushrooms 1, Mushrooms 2.

[quotesfrommyreading]

Deer have been on human minds and in human lives for eons. Between 120,000 and 108,000 years ago, Homo erectus relied on deer for food on the island of Java. A Neanderthal living in what is now Germany carved chevron shapes into a deer bone 51,000 years ago. Between 33,000 and 30,000 years ago, Paleolithic people painted on the walls of Chauvet Cave in what is now France. Among the animals they left for us to ponder are red deer, reindeer, and Megaloceros—the largest deer to have ever lived.

Deer have appeared in the art and mythology of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Celts, Hindus, and Chinese, for whom deer represent longevity and prosperity. They are prominently represented in medieval European heraldry, mythology, and culture. The deer is a sacred symbol of the Maya world and its image appears throughout their culture. Maya mythology holds that it was a stag, using his hoof, who formed the sexual organs of the moon. The Maya sacrificed deer to their gods and used deerskin to record the pre-Columbian Maya codices. To this day, many Maya people have the surname Ceh, which means “deer” in the Mayan language.

Across cultures and time, people have revered deer as symbols of spiritual authority. A deer’s antlers, resembling a crown, extend beyond its head and body, connecting it to the heavens. Those same antlers drop off and regrow each year, making them symbols of regeneration. In Christian iconography, the stag serves as a symbol for Christ, conveying piety, devotion, and God’s care for his children. Deer star in countless folk tales and fables. In 1942, Walt Disney Studios released the animated film Bambi, which has helped shape North American perceptions of deer ever since. Through it all, human hunters have prized deer for their meat.

Deer are special. We are not talking about a plague of locusts, rats, or venomous snakes—we’re talking about deer. And whenever the words deer and problem come together, many people have big feelings.

Both Indigenous knowledge and Western science have long recognized that deer can have big impacts wherever their predators are few, causing a trophic cascade—the ecological term for changes throughout a food web. Aldo Leopold, the first professor of game management in the United States, famously observed a century ago how overabundant deer on Arizona’s Kaibab Plateau degraded the habitat to the extent that their population collapsed. “I now suspect,” he wrote in his seminal A Sand County Almanac, “that just as a deer herd lives in mortal fear of its wolves, so does a mountain live in mortal fear of its deer. And perhaps with better cause, for while a buck pulled down by wolves can be replaced in two or three years, a range pulled down by too many deer may fail of replacement in as many decades.”

Tara Martin has been studying the effects of overabundant deer for more than 15 years. Because some islands in the Salish Sea have deer and some don’t, they provide a natural experimental setup to measure deer’s effect on the environment. Martin has found that palatable plant species cover, richness, and diversity are 92 percent lower where deer are common and 52 percent lower where deer are scarce (less than 0.08 per hectare) compared with areas with no deer at all. On some islands, native black-tailed deer and exotic fallow deer occur at densities of over 20 per square kilometer. The resulting loss of understory means the loss of habitat for numerous bird species, which rely on the first 1.5 meters above the forest floor for cover, nesting sites, and food such as flowers and seeds.

“There are over 300 species in this ecosystem that are being negatively impacted by overbrowsing,” Martin says. “Many of those are plants, but it also includes bumblebees and songbirds, and our amazing alligator lizard and sharptailed snake species that are at risk of [local] extinction.”

  —  Giving Bambi the Boot

[forrestsandfeathers]

Black-tailed deer (Columbian) - Odocoileus hemionus columbianus

Santa Barbara County, Mar 22, 2024

[bcfirearmsacademy]

WHAT IS “WILDLIFE”? BC HUNTING All native species of animals in the province, excluding invertebrates and fish as well as several non-native species, have been designated as wildlife, giving them full protection under provisions of the Wildlife Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 488. These species may not be hunted, killed, captured, kept as pets or used for commercial purposes unless specifically allowed by regulation or by the authority of a permit. BOOK YOUR CORE EXAM HERE 📷 Schedule B and C wildlife are known to destroy property and/or are detrimental to native wildlife. These species have fewer restrictions regulating their hunting, killing or capturing. Any capture or killing of these species must still abide by provincial laws regarding the humane treatment of animals. Schedule B lists animals that may be captured or killed on private land only for the specific purpose of protecting property; no hunting license or open season is required. On Crown land, a person must abide by the open seasons for Schedule B species (see Regional Schedules for open seasons). Schedule B species include coast mole, snowshoe hare, lemmings, bushy-tailed woodrats, deer mice, porcupine, northern pocket gopher, yellow-bellied marmot, woodchuck, Columbian ground squirrel, striped skunk, raccoon, and spotted skunk BOOK YOUR CORE EXAM HERE 📷 For all Schedule C species, there are no closed seasons or bag limits. Furthermore, there are no requirements to remove edible portions or report the killing of an officer. Schedule C birds may be hunted using electronic calls.» You do not need a hunting licence to capture, hunt or kill the following Schedule C wildlife: American bullfrog, green frog, snapping turtles, North American opossum, eastern cottontail, European rabbits, nutria, grey squirrels, fox squirrels, house sparrow, European starling, and rock dove(domestic pigeon).» You do need a hunting licence to hunt the following Schedule C wildlife UNLESS you are hunting them on your property or they are damaging your property: Northwestern Crow, American Crow, black-billed magpie, brown-headed cowbird. (at BC Firearms Academy - Surrey) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co7_lK3SYE2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=