I just got back from a desert vacation and found something for #moosemonday by 
While out in the desert rocks driving on a dirt road we spotted a bunch of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus). Here is a four point buck looking right at the camera wondering what I was doing there.
He also had a girlfriend nearby. These guys are a bit jumpy and fortunately they decided to do a freeze method to try and blend into the grass.
My zoom camera does well in the bright Arizona light. I had to zoom out to get them both in frame and thankfully they kept still the whole time. I suspect these ones might be used to humans as there is a tourist ranch a few miles away as well as a Native American museum.
I kept getting closer and closer for this final shot. Then they bolted behind the rocks.
Fortunately just a bit further down the road we encountered an even bigger buck with three girlfriends.
I started making noises at them to try and get the buck to look at the camera. The buck kept ignoring me but the does all had their ears perked up at me.
Finally I made a loud squeaking noise and it got his attention. Now I can see he is a 12 pointer. Just after this photo they bolted over the fence. If you ever want to find some nice antlers look near fence lines. As the bucks jump over the fence they often lose their antlers and if you have a dog like a hound you can train them to search for the antler sheds.
This is where the bucks live. Quite a hot, dry, dusty and stickery environment full of cat claw and mesquite trees. There is plenty of dry grass for them to eat. The harder resource for them to find is water.
Throughout the large rocks there are some artesian springs or erosion holes in the rocks that collect rain and frost water in them. I suspect this is where the deer find their water.
That's all for now, more #moosemonday posts on the way :-)