Saturday, August 23, 2008

Camera Critters : The Fawns


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This Week In My Yard

The deer have been visiting almost on a daily basis this week.
Our Resident Buck Trotting Through
A few weeks ago back in June Willard left me a comment that hopefully my deer would keep coming back and bring her fawn to see me. He was right. Actually this week is the first time we have seen them. There are two different ones. This is the older one with Mama.
It is comfortable walking around and eating by itself and will run the length of the adjoining field to catch up with Mama.
This is the younger fawn that showed up this week. You can see it still wants to be fairly close to Mama.
This is a little better shot. This one didn't go very far from Mama at any time it was in my yard.

I was standing in my sunroom taking all these over the course of the week through the window which contributes to the non clarity of the photos. You'll have to excuse the smudge on the window in this one. Actually a Morning Dove flew into it. (It was fine and flew away and the windows did get washed today.)

56 comments:

judi/Gmj said...

How tender and endearing these photos are. It must be a joy to know they feel so safe. I'm glad you have a tall fence to protect your garden. :) I can not belive you apologized for a smudge on a window, and one a morning dove made on top of that! Your making me giggle.

Rose said...

Carletta, they are so beautiful!

Jientje said...

That is such a peaceful and endearing scenery!! I love that last picture best, and I love the sunlight in it as well. That warm glow turns this picture into a poem!

Anonymous said...

Peaceful music. Peaceful scenery. When I lived in Montana the deer came to my yard each evening before sundown. I would sit at the dining room table and watch them play in the field by the barn. They were drawn to the pond for their nightly sip before bed.

magiceye said...

wow! you are so lucky! we have to plan out a day or two out in the woods for such an opportunity!

lovely captures all!

Minkydo said...

Wonderful close-ups! Absolutely precious to see.

The deer haven't been in my yard this year. I don't think we planted the right flowers this time :)

I joined the meme this week on your recommendation. Thanks!

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Webradio said...

Bonjour !

Parfois des biches et des daims viennent sur ma pelouse...
J'habite près d'une forêt...

Neal said...

They are sooooooooooo cute. :)

Raven said...

What beautiful photos! I so wish deer would visit me. Actually at the moment I wish anybody would visit me. Since the closing of the Dead Tree Cafe, my back yard has been very quiet except for an occasional blue jay and a new stray cat.

Anonymous said...

WOW! Such beautiful photos! :)

Indrani said...

I have no such luck. Instead I have to go visiting them at zoo. :)
Great captures!

Mom Knows Everything said...

Awwww that is so sweet!

Juliana said...

wow...that animals in your yard :D
cool shot

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Janice Thomson said...

Beautiful, beautiful photos Carletta. If you were always busy keeping windows absolutely spot free we wouldn't get to see so many superb photos :) What a delight having those adorable fawns running through your yard - not that many people can claim that.

Anonymous said...

That's wonderful series of deer collections. I wish that some deer would visit me one day!
For the Love of Pets

juliana said...

wow, how sweet is that! love te fawn! the deer must love your yard to give you such great shooting opportunities.

Rhea said...

How nice you can see all this from your sunroom! I'm jealous. I love deer, they're so graceful and peaceful. And, I love the spots on the fawns. Nice photos!

Ramblings of a Villas Girl said...

All very sweet. How nice that the mama is secure enough to bring her baby around.

Nikki - Notes of Life said...

Wow, you get some interesting wildlife in your yard! The most interesting we get is either the squirrel or the pheasants!

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Carletta: How very neat, you were very lucky to have them pose for you.

maryt/theteach said...

Carletta, the deer knew you were waiting to see the fawn... Lovely shots! Happy CC! :)

bcmomtoo said...

These are such beautiful animals. How neat to have them come right into your yard!

Anonymous said...

Awwww they are so beautiful :) Lovely photos :)

Dragonstar said...

Simply beautiful! Wonderful to see these lovely creatures like this.

AppleDebbie said...

You are so lucky to be able to view the beautiful deer from your window! Lovely series of photos - thank you for sharing them with us.

Anonymous said...

This is AMAZING and so exciting! What a beautiful little fawn. That would have been so much fun seeing them come back day after day.

Rambling Woods said...

They are so cute..and then I think hunting season is soon,..sigh..

david mcmahon said...

Wow - you;re lucky to be visited by such beautiful creatures, Carletta.

Thank you for the great Woodstock comment on my Iron Butterfly post!

Cátia said...

very beautiful!great shots

Kelly said...

What gorgeous deer! How wonderful to have them surrounding you...What a peaceful site!

Tom said...

Jane wanted me to tell you how much she enjoyed your post.. I shouted her to come and look.... we both would love to be able to see this from our house..

Melli said...

They are darling! And you are LUCKY! I love it when the babies come! This year our little family has twins! They are sO cute!

Linda said...

Oh, these pictures are so touching with the fawn and its mother. How blessed you are.

The storm is over, no damage to us.
Thanks for your nice comments.

Dianne said...

how wonderful to have such incredible guests outside your window!

ratmammy said...

These are beautiful photos! also, thanks for the comments, and bob hopes that Smokey is going to be ok too....

Jane Hards Photography said...

I adore deers. They are just so gentle. I would love to have these in my yard.wondeful images

i beati said...

no wonder it's almost heaven sandy

Willard said...

Beautiful pictures. I am so glad they are coming for you to photograph and that you enjoy seeing them!

Cathy said...

Love the photos! I could camp out in your yard and not come up for air for at least a couple of days!

Unknown said...

What special guests you have there. They are so precious :)

Anonymous said...

You are so blessed to have 'company' like that in your yard. What a blessing that is. I love taking photos of wild life, deer at the top of the list.

I am hosting a Photo Challenge on my blog this week... Sunday to Saturday. I hope you'll come check it out and play along.

Anonymous said...

You are very fortunate to have such beautiful animals visiting. Quite thrilling.

Anonymous said...

Deer are fascinating and beaufitul creatures to watch...looks like you have a front row seat!

Kerri Farley said...

Sweet shots!!

Dick said...

Wonderful, I can't imagine to have this in my garden. Thanks for visiting.

Norm said...

wow! that's the lovely animals that I love to capture. They are so gorgeous and beautiful..

Misty DawnS said...

W.O.W.!!! I am so jealous! I want the deer to come right up in my yard too! Actually, I've had people tell me they drive by and see the 10-point buck standing in my front yard... but that is bright and early in the morning and I'm still snoozing. *Sigh* I guess I'll have to be a morning person if I want to be a photographer. hehe

These are absolutely fantastic photos, my friend. Thanks for sharing such a neat experience with us.

Anonymous said...

Oh wow! So amazing! I was out walking with mummy last year when we came across a deer up the lane. Even I managed to be quiet for a few minutes, then it leaped over the hedge and was off.

EG CameraGirl said...

How wonderful that can see the deer so near to your house!

Shelly said...

What wonderful shots of those darling babies. I had two bucks in the yard at the cabin last week but I couldn't get a good shot of them no matter how hard I tried.

Anonymous said...

Love the spots on the fawn!

Gretchen said...

How beautiful!

dot said...

Oh how pretty they are and you got some great shots of them!

Kahshe Cottager said...

What luck to be able to see these beautiful deer! I know there are deer near here but I have never seen them.

Thanks for visiting my critter!

Art and Poetry said...

You have some realy nice photos, well done!

Cláudia said...

How cute, how tender, I love bamby!
I wish I could being visited by this critters!