Just came across the perfect example of not having a camera available
I went outside to have a smoke (yeah, I know) and across our road (which is pretty much just a driveway for our townhouse complex) there was a young deer just looking at me. I let my roommates know and by the time they came out, he'd gone down the sidewalk a bit and was nosing at someone's door. I ran in to get my camera, had to change from wide angle to zoom and by the time I got back outside the deer was gone. Boo!
Note to self, always make sure the zoom lens is on the camera when its put away.
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opportunities to get good pics of Bald Eagles....and the one time I did bring it and got great shots, the card on my camera crapped out and I lost them all on the transfer to my laptop.
Just the way things go sometimes!
having the camera, the right lens at the right moment. Some shots just ain't supposed to happen. Sometimes we are just to enjoy the moment without looking through the lens I suppose.
basically, in their own front yard. Raccoons aplenty, deer not so much. 
