White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
Description:
Adult female in lower portion of picture and juvenile in center. They were part of a group of 6 feeding around the stream.
Habitat:
Woodland along a stream.
Springfield, Missouri, USA
Spotted on Oct 24, 2012
Submitted on May 1, 2013
1 Comment
Hello. Since you know the identity of your organism (from your use of its common name), please go ahead and fill in the scientific name field. In this case for the "white-tailed deer" it is Odocoileus virginianus. This allows the spotting to be correctly entered into the database and become a complete record, letting groups and individuals use the data and find your spotting. It also takes the spotting off the "unidentified" list. If you are interested in learning how species are named and why this is important, see Project Noah's blog entry http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/2870249... Thanks!