Growing into her Ears

I feel so blessed to have so much wildlife just outside our treehouse-home. And last year, we had a family of whitetail deer with twin female fawns and a buck yearling come to visit us from time to time as they like to munch on treats (like the thorny canes of rose bushes I prune every year) and then, relax on the islet in the middle of our driveway where they’re covered in the bramble. According to Canadian Geographic, one distinctive characteristic of whitetail deer is that the doe will leave her fawns unattended for hours (often leaving them hidden in the tall grass) while she forages. Luckily, the fawns are relatively safe from predators as they have very little scent and their spotted coats provide natural camouflage while they wait for their Mama to feed them a few times a day. For some reason, though, the fawn in my photo was very curious and would come along with her Mama. She was shy at first, but eventually, let me get quite close if I just stayed still and spoke in a soothing tone. One evening, this sweet fawn stood for a moment in the most marvellous light and I was able to capture this sweet portrait shot.