Deer Fawn Bobbing for Apples
by Peggy Collins
Title
Deer Fawn Bobbing for Apples
Artist
Peggy Collins
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Photograph of a black-tailed deer fawn wading through a creek, bobbing for fallen crab apples. The leaves from big leaf maples and other fall foliage are scattered across the water. I was standing on a small wooden boardwalk photographing a heron in the marsh when I heard a rustling sound behind me and saw a fawn emerge from the woods. Enchanted, I watched as he waded into the creek, walked under the boardwalk directly under me, and started bobbing for fallen crab apples. Eventually he was joined by another fawn and two older deer...a sibling and his parents, I assume. I saw that they had all worked out a routine: first the crows would eat some apples while shaking others loose from the tree. Then the deer would pick through the fallen bounty. This photograph was published in a special limited edition of Canadian Geographic magazine, "Best Wildlife Photos of 2010".
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August 12th, 2013
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Comments (14)
Maria Faria Rodrigues
Congratulations, your amazing image is Featured, in the RED MAPLE GALLERY, homepage group, of Fine Art America!
Harriet Peck Taylor
What a sensitive and stunning portrait of one of my favorite animals Peggy! I can tell you see a lot of wildlife where you live. I love the story behind how you saw them too.
Peggy Collins replied:
Thanks very much for taking the time to leave your kind comments, Harriet. Yes, there's no shortage of wildlife where I live!