I stepped out onto the front porch and was startled when this thing bleated at me not more than 2 feet away lying next to the lavender flowers. It looked at me seeming to wonder ‘Are you my mother?” Momma deer was nowhere to be seen. It might have sniffed my hand if I’d offered. But, I didn’t want to startle it. Deposits of new fawn near our house have happened several times over the years.
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Beautiful, what a nice morning surprise! Hope the mother is alive and well somewhere nearby.
Jon
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We will probably see her soon looking for the fawn. They manage to survive here in town. No predators. A few days ago, during our walk on a trail in town, we came upon a doe. She stood still as we stopped and inched closer. Melanie got to within 8 ft before we decided that was close enough. She never did run away from us.
What a cute newbie. We’ve had a doe hovering around the yard the past few days, so it’s likely that she dropped a fawn somewhere just into the woods. I looked for it, but it was most likely hidden in plain sight!
I walked right by this one on my way out on the porch. It was invisible lying in the flower bed.
What a beauty!
It will soon be romping around the yards and eating all the flowers. 🙂
Happens routinely in our yard. Mamma always returns.
They are nearly invisible.
What a lovely animal – and great photos. We never seem to get to see fawns close-up over here – very shy and timid and so are their mothers in general
Several deer in our neighborhood have grown very tolerant of we humans. One day, we came within about 8 feet of one on a walk along a trail.
That would be really lovely. The wildlife where I’ve moved to seem excessively shy – even the birdlife. At my old house, blackbirds would stand and wait for me to put food out and merely move aside while I did it and then tuck in. If I was sat outside eating, they’d stand in front of me with their head on one side asking for some – and I’d always oblige. I used to love all that 🙂