Originally Posted by
Walter S
That is surprising. I'm used to dears being more easily spooked than about anything. Although in my experience they're not too intimidated by dogs, and I've known of a few dogs that found out the hard way to leave them alone.
It's actually sort of sad. The wildlife in the town, which can include mountain goats, is totally habituated to humans. These three paid me no mind as they grazed on the lawn of the town's municipal building. There were two more just outside the frame of the photo:
The night before I saw a mom and a fawn that looked no more than a week or so old come out of the bushes by the liquor store.