Fawns!

This morning I was lucky -- I happened to catch a glimpse of something exciting through the kitchen window...

A fawn! It was browsing at the side of the house, so I grabbed the camera and quietly moved out onto the deck.

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Although we don't really need more deer in the neighborhood, seeing the little ones is always special.

There were two of them out here this morning!

From a recent episode of Nature about deer I learned that their eyesight is quite poor -- they focus on movement instead. So although these two were keeping a close eye on me at first...

...I moved as little as possible...

...and they eventually relaxed. Somewhat.

They finally moved into the same frame too:

This one liked to stretch as it walked. It's about as close as I'll come to seeing a giraffe in my yard:

Glad to see you around little ones! Remember, tasting is fine, but take a bite and move on to the next plant, okay?

Have you seen any fawns in your garden yet this year?

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