Yesterday morning Cheria and I were driving down a narrow country road on the way to my mom’s house in rural Widener Valley, Virginia when we rounded a curve and saw this young fawn drinking from a “mudhole” beside the road. I slowly pulled up beside the young deer and stopped, fully expecting it to dash off into the woods. But instead, it just kept on drinking while I grabbed the nearest camera and fired off several shots.
Perhaps it was too young to understand that we humans can be a threat, or maybe it was simply so thirsty that it didn’t care and decided to keep drinking anyway. Either way, the fawn’s mother was nowhere to be seen. I sure hope she was ok, waiting in edge of the woods for her youngster to finish drinking his/her fill. But as young as the little deer appeared to be I’m afraid that she might have either died or abandoned it.
It sure was a beautiful animal, and I’m sure God will watch over it with all the love He has in His heart for His wonderful creatures.
Love it!!!
What a beautiful creature!
It sure was, and it didn’t appear to be the least bit nervous about our presence.