Whitetail Deer Fawn
(Odocoileus Virginianus)

Relying on mother nature's camouflage, this fawn remained motionless in the underbrush when I accidentally stumbled across it while filming song birds.

Some facts:

White-tailed deer are the smallest of the three members of the deer family, the others being elk and moose. They range from the southern edge of the arctic prairies in Canada all the way to the northern bank of the Amazon River.

"White-tailed" refers to the distinctive white tail that when raised is a flag and provides a flash of white, signaling other deer when there is danger. Deer are graceful and swift runners (up to 35 miles per hour), but do not generally run long distances, preferring to seek the nearest shelter whenever possible. Male deer are called "bucks", females "does" and baby deer "fawns". These deer tend to live in female-led family groups of up to 25 deer and may live to ten years or more.