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Fawn sneaking behind baby pine tree in North Dakota.

For several weeks we would see as many as 3 White-tailed does and what we initially thought was one fawn (we learned later there were 3 fawns). I kept trying to get a photo of this elusive fawn but it kept dodging me. Finally we met about 8 feet apart from each and a stare-down between us ensued. I was able to capture several photos including this one.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: Bismarck, North Dakota, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D3500
Copyright: © Tricia Bentz