Fawn Kiss

As a complement to the coyote youngsters, here's another new born from this season also experiencing one of my cam traps for the first time.

(queue plucky harp dawn chorus music…)


Serene morning scene with coastal fog


A doe and fawn black-tailed deer wander into the clearing…




"What's that?"








Smoooch!


"Wanna play?"


"Oh well."

I enjoy catching series such as this, where you can really see the animal's curiosity cogs turning, and fighting back the fear instinct of being a prey species.

Now I just need to teach my cameras to play...

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References:

• Wikipedia - Black-tailed Deer
• Nature of a Man (this blog) - Going Buck Wild

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