16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Chance Encounter

Chance Encounter. At first light I was heading out for my morning chores and saw that a doe appeared to have just given birth. I quietly finished my chores and later checked back on them and noticed that she parked the baby under a Christmas tree behind the chicken coop.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2017
Date Uploaded: 11.2018
Photo Location: Glen Spey, New York, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 80D
Copyright: © Martha Tully