Tag Archives: fawns

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The Black-tailed Deer usually begin birthing their fawns around the first of May. Clay Yale photographed twins, quickly following their mother down a road on The Sea Ranch.

Pam Powell photographed a Doe in the process of molting. This time of year, Deer lose their winter coat and grow in a summer coat. They can look quite patchy for a while, as the hair doesn't grow in evenly.

And, my, what big ears this Doe has! Thanks to Clay and Pam for allowing me to share their photos with you here.

It is cool, sunny and breezy on the coast today, after overnight showers. Beautiful clouds are scooting across the sky, making it hard to turn away from the show.

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A Doe can have one fawn, and often has two little ones. Triplets aren't unheard of but they are rarer. Tom Eckles photographed the threesome from his home in Gualala.

Triplet fawns by Tom Eckles

One of my favorite fawn photos was taken by David McFarland. This tiny, newborn fawn fell asleep on the side of a road in The Sea Ranch. The mother left it alone for a few minutes so she could feed herself. Security put cones up so the fawn would be safe. The fawn was gone thirty minutes later. This is why you should never try to "rescue" a newborn fawn or any other creature such as Harbor Seal pups. In almost every case the mother will return to take care of her newborn.

Fawn by David McFarland (Large)

Thanks to Tom and David for allowing me to share their photos with you here. To see more of Tom's photography, here is his website: www.tomeckles.com

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Nancy Padgett enjoys the wildlife that comes to the meadows near her home on The Sea Ranch. Her two cats, Oscar and Emily, often let her know when something of interest is outside. Emily noticed this Buck on the bluffs at dusk.

 Here is Oscar on guard duty. You will see a family of Deer under the tree.

 Here's a Doe with her two Fawns. Nancy titled this photo, "Are you lookin' at me?!"

 And Nancy thinks the Doe was saying, "Don't come any closer."

Thanks to Nancy, Emily and Oscar for sharing their photos/sightings with us here.

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It's always sweet to see the first newborn fawns of the spring. The first ones seen this week were twins. It looks to be a healthy year for our Black-tailed Deer with all the rain providing lots of grasses and other food. Drivers on Highway One need to be extra careful this time of year. When a Doe crosses the road, pause for a moment to see if a fawn or two or even three are following behind. Create a Mendondoma traffic jam - you'll be glad you waited a minute and saved the life of a beautiful creature.

Thanks to Siegfried Matull for this beautiful photo taken at Sea Ranch.