On Tuesday as we were walking up Stonebriar, we stopped to pick a few blackberries.  Jon picked a handful, then moved his foot a little to the left and we heard a bleat.  We turned to see a baby deer standing up in the ditch, not 20 feet away.  We had just walked right past her.  

 

Momma was way up the hill, but definitely within earshot.  She started stomping and huffing, and running around crazy.  We moved on to give her some peace, thinking she might come hustle the baby off to a safer spot.  

 

We got to the top of the road and turned around heading home, and the baby was settled back down in the same ditch.  I tried to take a video, but she was so well camouflaged that I took a video of some rocks just beside the fawn.  I did get this picture though, when I realized she was settled back down.  

 

Be sure to slow down and be on the lookout.  It is fawning season in Five Forks.

 

HAPPY JULY!!!