The July full moon is called “The Buck Moon” because it occurs when male deer start to get their antlers. Unfortunately, The Buck Moon “rose” last night and we couldn’t see it here due to overcast and fog.
But I did “shoot” a local buck yesterday afternoon. And I did “shoot” the July 9 moon that was full as far as the unaided human eye can see. And I did merge those two images into this image and fiddled with the moon color a bit:
And I am posting an “unfiddled-wlth” image of the July 9 full moon as it rose over Great Cove:
Perhaps I should note that the new July antlers of white-tailed deer are covered in nurturing “velvet.” That’s a living membrane of soft, hairy skin that’s rich in blood vessels and nerves, providing nutrients and protection for the developing antler bone. The velvet will be rubbed off and otherwise shed once the antlers are fully formed and hardened.
(Moon and buck image taken separately in Brooklin, Maine, on July 9 and 10, 2025, and merged in processing.)