Fifteen acres of forest can turn into a part time job of mowing. My dad is great about getting on the riding mower and doing a few hours here or there between the cloud bursts.
The other day he came zooming back to me as I was weeding the flower beds. Despite riding, he was obviously breathing hard and wide-eyed.
“I almost mowed over a fawn!”
I grabbed the four kids and followed him back into the woods. A perfect fawn lay motionless, the mower having passed on six inches from it. Baby deer have the instinct to stay still when danger is near. When they are tiny, deer don’t give off any scent, so if a predator is near and the deer doesn’t move, it likely won’t be found.
Amazing, isn’t it? The only camera I had was my cellphone, so excuse the low quality of the pictures. And I was so thankful Dad had noticed in time! But … after awhile I wondered if he had just nicked it, the teeny-tiniest bit, maybe we could have kept it and rehabilitated it and fed it with little baby bottles … ;P
Ahh, I hope the momma came back for her baby.
So cute!
Oh…..so precious!! Soooo glad your dad saw him..the poor thing was probably scared to death! Keep us posted if you have any more sightings~ 🙂
Hi Christina –
Oh, so beautiful! We got stuck on the mall entrance because a Canadian Geese were crossing the road with their babies.
Blessings,
Susan 🙂
Such an amazing opportunity for the children to see such a wonderful creature up close!
Christi Corbett
Christina:
We have ducks and geese that habitate a city park near us. Over at church, we have geese from a neighboring apartment complex that roam part of the property. Pretty to see.
What a beautiful picture!! Adorable little feller 🙂
That is the cutest thing ever! What a gorgeous anecdote. I wish we had cute things in our garden. The most interesting creature that might turn up in suburban South Australia are kittens… Cute, but not nearly as exotic as deer.
I should update you all! The momma moved the fawn by the next day, so all is well with Bambi. 🙂