Fawn Sighting

It's fawn season, so I'm not too surprised when I spot one in the garden or in a neighbor's yard.

I am surprised when one stands in the road for ten minutes to nurse though!

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You know the deer have taken over when they nurse in the street!

Here's a wider shot to give more context:

Mom was licking its butt to get it to poop...

...for quite a while.

Eventually...

...success!

Although I'm not sure what mom is doing there actually. (The baby deer dropping is under mom in that last photo. Yes, I went out there and checked after they left. I am a dedicated blogger after all.)

I'm pretty sure this was a newborn based on how wobbly it was. Probably born in the night, was hiding somewhere either in my hellstrip bamboo or in the foliage across the street (I wish I would have seen where it came from!), and when mom returned at about 5:00 PM it had a meal. Love it!

Now if they had laid down in the street, that would probably mean we've lost.

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