21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Learning how to navigate the marsh

Mother and Fawn crossing the marsh. The mother was leading the fawn and in a previous picture I captured her jumping over a small creek. The fawn attempted and fell into the creek. I was anxious for the fawn. It was low tide so the bank of the creek was higher than the fawn. A few moments later the fawn jumped out of the creek, no worse for wear. Both mother and fawn posed and I captured this image, relieved they were both ok.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Newbury, Massachusetts, United States of America
Copyright: © AE Stuehler