"SPOTS, SPOTS & MORE SPOTS"

Mule Deer (Fawn) - 3 Photos

It's that time of the year to play the game "Spot the Spots" with does & their fawns. 

I did have an opportunity to see one small fawn across a creek hiding in a thicket in the shade of a tree. The only reason I "spotted" the fawn was because he/she moved as I walked past. Obviously this youngster had been left by the mother while she attended to some grazing. I didn't take any photos as I didn't want to disturb the youngster any further & the only ones I would have taken would have been of a pair of mule deer ears, just peeking over the tall grasses. Hopefully, this little fawn won't make the same mistake twice. If he/she hadn't moved, I never would have noticed the little deer.

Late afternoon, a doe & her fawn came through a meadow & down to the stream to drink. They then turned and walked back into the meadow. This time, although grasses were tall enough to dwarf the fawn, I managed to grab some shots as junior tailed behind his/her mother.

And although the fawn is still "spotty", the spots are beginning to fade to accompany that new growth in height.

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