Post by rowanberry on Aug 9, 2020 12:02:28 GMT
During our stay in Wiltshire, I was zooming in on the field across from our hotel window in the hopes of seeing something interesting when I spotted a fawn wandering up and down alongside the fence. (Without the camera I doubt I would have noticed it- and at first I thought it was a dog!)
It spent several hours either walking up and down, or chasing after the plentiful rabbits... at one point I counted six of them, so they kept the fawn busy.
Just as the light was starting to go, the fawn suddenly stopped and stared and I realised a doe had appeared down at the bottom of the field. The fawn galloped down to her, and mum let it briefly nurse before heading up to the top of the field where she casually hopped over the fence into the garden around the house, leaving the fawn to run up and down looking for her.
Not sure what sort of deer these are- although I thought they looked a bit big for roe deer, (they were about a quarter of a mile away?) Enlarging the photos wasn't very helpful- they just become grainy and lose any detail. I've posted a photo of the field and farm to give some idea of the distance... the white gate in the scenic view is the one the fawn is standing in front of in the third photo.
Wiltshire Hills Aug2020 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr
01 Fawn and Rabbit Aug2020 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr
02 Fawn and Crow Aug2020 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr
03 Fawn sees Doe Aug2020 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr
04 Fawn and Doe Aug2020 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr
It spent several hours either walking up and down, or chasing after the plentiful rabbits... at one point I counted six of them, so they kept the fawn busy.
Just as the light was starting to go, the fawn suddenly stopped and stared and I realised a doe had appeared down at the bottom of the field. The fawn galloped down to her, and mum let it briefly nurse before heading up to the top of the field where she casually hopped over the fence into the garden around the house, leaving the fawn to run up and down looking for her.
Not sure what sort of deer these are- although I thought they looked a bit big for roe deer, (they were about a quarter of a mile away?) Enlarging the photos wasn't very helpful- they just become grainy and lose any detail. I've posted a photo of the field and farm to give some idea of the distance... the white gate in the scenic view is the one the fawn is standing in front of in the third photo.
Wiltshire Hills Aug2020 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr01 Fawn and Rabbit Aug2020 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr02 Fawn and Crow Aug2020 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr03 Fawn sees Doe Aug2020 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr04 Fawn and Doe Aug2020 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr
