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Axis axis
The chital or cheetal (Axis axis),[2] also known as chital deer, spotted deer or axis deer is a deer which commonly inhabits wooded regions of India.
Spotted on Mar 3, 2012
Submitted on Mar 3, 2012
17 Comments
Patty,YukoChartraw... thank you, both for the wonderful comments!!... It was equally wonderful to watch and photograph this beautiful deer! :)
Can't describe how much I love this series!!! Truly beautiful and precious! Thank you for sharing the wonderful moment you had!
Beautiful....Always reminds me of: do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti...do, a deer... =)
Thanks, Arun..
Mesmerizing ...
Karen, I agree !
Adorable!
Oh!, they are really adorable to watch ..Thanks, for the comments...Nopayahnah!
Adorable and thanks for adding the photo of the parent!
Pennymomof2, Thank you...
Beautiful deer :)
Thanks, Apple.. :)
Ok, thanks. I am reading about them now. Beautiful! I have also found the mission for India mammals...fascinating. Such beautiful animals in your country!
This is a fawn, Apple .. A full grown deer is much bigger .. will post one of the photographs for reference..
They are very common ..but, I was lucky to get good photographs of this fawn alone... .Thanks, for the comment.. :)
Excellent spotting. Is this a fawn or a full grown deer?
Excellent spotting, and so lovely pictures,