Fawning time

[Nè 'Eleos]

Beginning in April, the deer move down from the high country onto the meadow. From about early ‘til mid-June they drop their fawns.

I just got back from a flyfishing trip and needed to change the water filtres on the pressure tank. Whisked out the back door and startled a doe about 10 feet away, nursing a fawn. She jumped sideways and sprawled the poor lil’ guy on his bucket, legs all akimbo. He was probably only about 3-4 days old, about the size of a dappled loaf of bread with dangley legs. I stood still and began chirping to her – she finally took a few cautious steps back toward the fawn (which, in the meantime had frozen flat to the ground), nuzzled him up and eased off into the forest.

He was such a little cutie …Ŋє۱Єlєοѕ

[AREA666]

Hhhhmm, I have mosquito's around here, which my kittens want to eat, but they are not fast enough yet.

[Nè 'Eleos]

Me, too. The deer are troubled by them and go under my porch to escape in the cool shade, and dirt-bathe. Have to block access when they start, 'cause they undermine the porch supports.

Me, I have some of Dad's Jungle Juice (100 % DEET) to hold them at bay...say, you don't s'pose that has anything to do with , do you?

What was I saying??

[Night Ω Wolfe]

Awww I only have bunnies living under my porch! I would love to see deer roaming around my yard, especially the cute fauns!

[Nè 'Eleos]

Yes, the little ones are terminally cute. But then they grow up and eat all my flowers (Well, except for the daffodils and daisies - but they did eat the foxglove, even after the nursery guy said they wouldn't. Foxglove is the original source of digitalis, which can cause erratic and fatal heart arrythmia)...Ŋє۱Єlєοѕ