We had some special visitors to our yard on the 4th of July. First we saw the little one amongst the flowers and then his mama joined him. We quietly watched them so the dogs didn’t catch on to the fact that they were out there. We know they’ve been around lately, we’ve seen them here and there, and the dogs have been smelling them a lot. When they smell them, they run outside barking, and run along the fence trying to spot them.
I think fawns do “zoomies”. This little guy (or girl) was entertaining us by running back and forth across that opening while his mother quietly watched him. I took quite a few shots but these were the clearest.
Eventually one of the dogs caught the scent and barked and then they were all barking. The show was over. We kept the dogs in the house until they settled down, but Luke still ran the fence line when we finally let them outside (the girls had lost interest by then). In this final shot for Black and White Sunday you can tell they hear the dogs. They don’t always run away right off when they hear them, probably because they hear them all the time, but eventually they decide to err on the side of caution.
This little fourth of July show was as good as fireworks (and much quieter)!
*Update: As I’m getting ready to publish this Sunday morning, we saw two fawns and two adults down there! Hopefully I can get more photos at some point to share.
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Aw wow! they are soooo gorgeous! I just love when you get to see deer so close like that.
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This is Awesome, Jan, totally, wow!!
Cool pictures.
We haven’t seen our deer friends at the park lately and I think it must be because they have fawns and aren’t staying as close to the trails as usual. Hopefully we get to enjoy some spotted cuteness soon, too!
So cute!! Matt thinks this would be a much better show then fireworks too 😉
We call those vishus deers…though those don’t look very vishus, do they?
They seemed pretty friendly, but you never know. 🙂
Oh I love deer. We were disappointed not to see any this weekend- we usually do up north. Kilo would love to chase but not allowed off leash. XS
What cool visitors! We’d probably go out and try to herd them. You know, cows, sheep, deer, horses………..
I think the black and white photo is the best! It’s like they are looking right at you. It’s good you have a fence or else they’ll get in your yard and eat everything in sight. On second thought maybe not with the dogs. Let Luke know that nothing beats rolling in deer poo! Love Dolly
Unfortunately, my flower gardens are outside the fenced in area, and those beautiful deer have eaten every one of my hosta lilies!! It’s a good thing we at least get to see and enjoy those babies, I guess that makes up for it a bit. 🙂
Oh, and I’m sure Luke would give anything for a chance to roll in deer poo!
I love watching deer, too! Knowing Ducky, she would probably think they were giant dogs and try to play with them! 🙂
Fawn zoomies must be darling!
Those photos are incredible! I love watching deer.
Love the mom and baby shot. Deer are so beautiful!
Wow, just look at them! Wonderful photos.
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those photos are gorgeous!! Yes, they DO do “zoomies”, as long as they aren’t doing them in the road!
Now that beats watching fireworks anytime. I would have loved to have seen that!
Oh my gosh that first framed photo looks like a painting, beautiful! And love the black and white one. How fun to have them in your yard.