New Fawns

[Robert_in_NY]

These are two new doe fawns that were born around 5:30pm today. The mother's name is Nesta and so far the first born is a extremly playful little kid while the second born acts like she is trying to catch up on some sleep.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

This is the first born, haven't thought of a name yet.

 

[webbmeister]

Robert:

They are beautiful. A vivid reminder that life is a wonder, and a wonderful gift. These photos made my wife's and my day. Thanks for sharing.

Jim

 

[TonyC]

Here's a shot of a fawn that wandered into our yard last year and stopped to rest under the SUV.

 

[Thomas]

Picture can be worth a thousand words..they are special.

 

[HILLBILLYMAN]

Friend,

You know that you are living the life you should live when you have the desire and take the time to photograph something in the world that is beautiful, natural and serene.

Thanks for passing the photos along....it was the perfect start to my morning.

HILLBILLYMAN

 

[Robert_in_NY]

I am glad you enjoyed them, Nesta is my favorite deer so when she had these two I was like a proud father. They are a lot of fun, for the first few days they will follow just about anyone around because they think everyone is their mom. Our only problem is all this rain we are getting won't let the pen's dry up and they have to walk in a lot of mud. Take care.

 

[rmorgan]

Thanks, Robert. Are these "pet" deer? If so, do you want more?/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

Can't help but post this one of the CFO about five Memorial Day weekends ago. I was mowing and found this fawn, umbilical cord still in place, only about a foot into the woods line. We thought she'd been abandoned and tried to feed her, but talked to the Zoo and were told that does just leave to wander during the day. We put her back where we found her, and then were able to follow her movements for a couple of weeks before they took off. What a thing to (be)hold!

 

[Robert_in_NY]

A lot of cases it is the fawns that wander. It is part of their instinct to seperate from its sibling and find someplace to hide till mom calls it. This way if a predator finds one the other should be ok because it is so far away. One interesting thing about fawns is that they don't smell so it makes it hard for a coyote or other sniffing animals to locate them. As for are they pets, yes we do raise them and they are pets but we are cutting back on breeders to reduce some of our workload. It is a lot of fun to try and hand raise 10-15 fawns a year as it is a full time job till they are weened. Take care.

 

[DarinRay]

Robert,

I thought they were pets but am just wondering with 15 new fawns a year what do you do with them? I am sure it is a blast to have and have thought about raising some different types of herds but deer really never crossed my simple mind. Thanks for sharing.

Darin