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Doe teaching Fawns
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Posted by zaffisc (My Page) on Tue, Aug 22, 06 at 7:55
I just had to share this photo...
We have a lot of deer in our area, and last week, Mom (or older sister) was teaching several young Fawns how to drink from my birdbath.
It's annoying because I keep having to fill the birdbath... but it was too cute to chase them away.
Candy (in Utah) |
Image link: Doe teaching Fawns (56 k)
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RE: Doe teaching Fawns
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Candy
They are so cute and you got a nice photo of them. They could annoy me anyday and I'd love to fill the water bowl for them. They look so skinny - do you think they're getting enough to eat? |
RE: Doe teaching Fawns
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This is just darling.
JoanMN |
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| I'd love to look out and see that sight in my back yard ! |
RE: Doe teaching Fawns
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That is an awesome picture, but, the doe is about as emancipated/starving as I have seen. You can see it in her body form very easily! If you took these pictures near your home please provide some food or call your local humane society.
There could be some disease, but anyway you look at it she is extraordinarily thin!
Changeling |
RE: Doe teaching Fawns/medical
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I'm sorry, but I have to follow up on this shot!!
Look at the fawn in the first picture, her/his hair is almost completely gone on the tail. There hair should be lying down smooth on there bodies, not looking straggly and sparse!
I'm not a "vet", but it looks like some kind of "Mange"
It's great that you got these shots, the local HS or animal management service really needs to see them. This kind of thing could spread to domesticated animals such as "Cattle"
Changeling |
RE: Doe teaching Fawns
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| Hi folks, I share your concerns for the poor deer population in my neighborhood, however I live on a military installation which does not allow us to feed the wildlife. If we are caught, we may be evicted from base housing. The environmental staff on base also realize the sad state of affairs with our resident deer, antelope and coyotes. They have no preditors on this secure installation, and overpopulation gets pretty bad. Twice a year, they attempt to "evict" them from this housing area (helicopters and ATVs chasing them out of the area), but they return to their safe environment within a week. With that said, I do tend to "overfill" my bird feeders often which allows the deer to supplement their normal diet. I only wish I could afford the feed the 75-100 deer in the immediate area. I do what I can without getting caught...
Candy |
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