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Fresh out the oven!

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Posted by Mel Ladewig on June 20, 2008 at 10:47 AM
Fresh out the oven!
We actually saw these little guys born in the backyard just before I took these photos. :eek:

Sorry they're not all that great, but we didn't get much warning.

All taken with the 70-300IS on the XT at ISO 400 or 1600.
Posted by Mel Ladewig on June 20, 2008 at 10:47 AM
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Posted by Joseph Finn on June 20, 2008 at 11:52 AM
Good stuff Mel, to be witness to a wild birth must have been quite a feeling, thanks for sharing
Posted by Paul Martin on June 20, 2008 at 12:12 PM
How cute, its amazing how fast they are able to get up and walk.
Posted by Amy Lindsey on June 20, 2008 at 12:31 PM
cute little guys!
Posted by Don Grall on June 20, 2008 at 12:42 PM
:toast: :toast: That's one smart mom picking the safety of suburbia to the wilds of Pike NF.
Posted by Mel Ladewig on June 20, 2008 at 1:23 PM
We also have bobcats and bears in the backyard :wink:
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on June 20, 2008 at 3:42 PM
No birth photos! :confused: You must have been changing lenses? :biggrin:
Awesome !


Posted by Don George on June 20, 2008 at 8:28 PM
Mel,,The Cow and calf image shows how small the calf is. Looks like she just cleaned it off.
Sounds like you got a great backyard.
Posted by Gail Diane Yovanov on June 21, 2008 at 6:32 AM
The words "fawn" and "adorable" just seem to go together...
Posted by Kalin Wilson on June 22, 2008 at 1:56 AM
Very cool!
I was on the Central California coast at Cambria Wed night and there was a small herd of deer on the bluffs. The fawns were running and playing like puppies. It was wild to see, especially as close as we were.
Nice catch!
Posted by Jeff Hackett on June 22, 2008 at 1:05 PM
You captured a beautiful moment in nature. Must have been incredible to see.
Posted by Pam Colander on June 22, 2008 at 7:23 PM
Great shots Mel. Two days ago on the ranch where we are building, what I think was a newborn fawn crossed the road in front of our truck. It was way down on its hocks which is what makes me think it wasn't very old. He/she wobbled along after, we assumed, its out of sight mother. I never realised they were so tiny. I had my camera but only had a WA lens with me (of course). Very nice for you to witness this in your own backyard :toast:

Pam
Posted by Jack Brauer on June 23, 2008 at 12:56 PM
Those are great, Mel! I really like the third one with the mom and fawn... so cute.
Posted by Stan Rose on June 24, 2008 at 6:27 PM
Great stuff, Mel, very Bambi.
Posted by Dan Walters on June 25, 2008 at 9:55 PM
Very cute images! Love the third shot.