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Maine whitetail deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Description:

The deer's coat is a reddish-brown in the spring and summer and turns to a grey-brown throughout the fall and winter. The deer can be recognized by the characteristic white underside to its tail, which it shows as a signal of alarm by raising the tail during escape.

Habitat:

White-tailed deer are generalists and can adapt to a wide variety of habitats.[14] The largest deer occur in the temperate regions of Canada and United States. The Northern white-tailed deer (borealis), Dakota white-tailed deer (dacotensis), and Northwest white-tailed deer (ochrourus) are some of the largest animals, with large antlers. The smallest deer occur in the Florida Keys.

Notes:

These are two pictures my dad captured on his outdoor game camera. One is a small fawn and the other is a year and half old, 3point buck.

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6 Comments

julia11cc
julia11cc 10 years ago

we usually put out a game camera
and see what little things came by for a visit.
(obviously the pic)

julia11cc
julia11cc 12 years ago

thank you!!!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Very Nice!

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Nice spotting

Chicquita
Chicquita 12 years ago

Reminds me of my time in Connecticut. Every night I had to drive very slowly ... just in case one of these standing in the middle of the road :)

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 12 years ago

Welcome to Project Noah!

julia11cc
Spotted by
julia11cc

Maine, USA

Spotted on Nov 5, 2011
Submitted on Nov 22, 2011

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