A family in Bend, Oregon found this fawn on
their front steps and took this photo. The white spots on
the steps are apple blossom petals. As you know, deer hide
their fawns and go away for a while. The fawns have no
odor yet, and naturally stay absolutely still. A great job
of camouflage! The fawn stayed there all morning, and the
mama doe came to get it after 4-5 hours. Kudos to the
people to leave the fawn alone, knowing mom would be back.
From what I can tell from the photo,
this story appears to be real...
...or at least the "gist" of it...
--Tony
Special thanks to my mom for sending me this gem... |