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Odocoileus virginianus
White-tailed deer fawn spotted near the Missouri River in western Iowa. It was in very thick vegetation on the edge of a small body of water (the water had risen since the day before and it was actually lying in a little bit of water).
White-tailed deer occupy many types of habitats in mountains and lowlands, including various forests and woodlands, forest edges, shrublands, grasslands with shrubs, and residential areas. They are often associated with successional vegetation, especially near agricultural lands.
Spotted on May 24, 2012
Submitted on Jun 4, 2012
8 Comments
Very very precious! You're so lucky!
Sweet little deer, very pretty spotting Marylou.
Wow! So cute!!
Beautiful spotting! I noticed the water beneath it, laying perfectly still so as not to be detected. Lucky you!
Thanks everyone. Adam, I was able to walk up to it... it hardly moved an inch the whole time. It was in one of our study sites where we were conducting a visual encounter survey for frogs. Otherwise, I don't think it would have ever been spotted. Apparently, for the first few weeks of a fawn's life the mother will leave it alone for hours at a time and return for short periods to nurse it. Not sure how old it was, but I would guess no more than 2 weeks ?
so cool....so it just let you go right up to it?
Beautiful! Great spotting!
nice series!