This morning, I went up to Jupiter, FL to Busch Wildlife Sanctuary, a wonderful place which rehabilitates wild animals who have either been hurt or somehow cannot survive in the wild.

Someone in the South Florida Camera Club, which is the local photo enthusiasts club I belong to, arranged for us to go to the park on a day that they were closed so that we could have a very personal experience with the animals. We got to go inside the eagle and deer enclosures and take some close-up photographs. At one point, I was even being licked by three deer at once!! Yes - licked!! They were so friendly! It was such an awesome experience, and since I love animals, I was in heaven!!!

I didn't do any Photoshopping of these photos at all... these are pretty much right out of the camera!

Since posting a bunch of wild animal pics here is probably a little ridiculous, I have a lot more posted in my Flickr account that you should definitely check out. There is a self-portrait of a deer trying to lick me there. Soooo cute!