Purdue Extension Service
Purdue Extension Service
Vanderburgh County, Indiana
A family in Oregon found this
fawn on their front steps and took this photo. The white spots on the steps are
apple blossom petals.
As you may or may not know, deer
naturally hide their fawns and go away for awhile. The fawns have no odor yet,
and naturally stay absolutely still hoping to be inconspicuous and thus safe.
Isn't this an amazing
photograph?? A great job of camouflage! The fawn stayed there all morning, and
the mama returned for it after 4 or 5 hours. Kudos to the people who left the
fawn undisturbed and safe knowing mom would be back.
THE MOM FELT SHE HAD SAFELY HIDDEN HER BABY ON THE BROWN STEPS WITH WHITE
SPOTS. HOW FORTUNATE THAT THE OCCUPANTS OF THE HOUSE DID NOT DISTURB THE
"BABY"......