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White-tailed Deer Fawn

Another photographer told me about this young fawn just off the boardwalk. It would be easy to pass right by without seeing it; in fact I saw some chatty folks do just that.

White-tailed Deer Fawn
White-tailed Deer Fawn

The fawn never moved while I took a few photographs.

White-tailed Deer Fawn
White-tailed Deer Fawn

I did two circuits around the Beidler boardwalk and the second time around he was in the same spot,  tucked down even further and appeared to be asleep.

White-tailed Deer Fawn
White-tailed Deer Fawn

As I walked away something startled him and he took off like a shot. I expect the Doe wasn’t far off. Deer are known to leave their young on their own as their spotty camouflage and lack of scent protects them from predators.

White-tailed Deer Fawn
White-tailed Deer Fawn

Francis Beidler Forest, SC
April 14, 2023

Deer Fawn

Tucked into the roots of a Cypress Tree this new born fawn was hunkered down, surrounded by water.

White-tailed Deer Fawn
White-tailed Deer Fawn

I’m not sure how he got there; it would have been interesting to watch and know what was on the mother’s mind.

White-tailed Deer Fawn
White-tailed Deer Fawn

A few hundred feet away was a watchful pair of eyes and listening ears. This one seemed way to small to be the mother, perhaps it was an older cousin.

White-tailed Deer Fawn
White-tailed Deer