Spot the fawns!

In lieu of a Readers’ Wildlife today (I’m running low again), we’ll have a “spot the. . . ” feature sent in by reader Charles Schwing.  Here’s his lead-in:

I noticed an adult doe relaxing in our backyard in Napa, California, and chewing her cud. Knowing that this time of year there will usually be a fawn or two accompanying each doe, I started looking. It didn’t take long to spot
one – located where we often see backyard deer. Closer inspection revealed a second fawn.

As I was searching for the young ‘uns, the “Spot the …” WEIT posts came to mind. I especially liked the idea of a “Spot the fawn” challenge since the fawns are themselves spotted. Indeed, it was the spots that caught my eye and revealed the second fawn. I apologize for the low resolution of my 20+ year old digicam. This challenge would be much easier with more pixels. I also wish I’d snapped a pic of mom, but shewas gone by the time I thought of submitting this. Happy non-lethal hunting.

Very often, a mother deer will leave her fawns alone when she goes off to graze, and they remain still while she’s gone, often lying down. If you find one or two fawns alone in the forest, don’t try to rescue them, for mom will be back soon.

Can you see the two fawns in this photo, which I consider “medium hard”.  Please just say “yes” or “no” in the comments and don’t give away their location.  At the very least you’ll see how good their camouflage is.

Click the photo to enlarge it, and I’ll put up the reveal at 11 a.m. Chicago time.