Born to blend in: Springtime fawn encounters and some fun facts

It’s happening now in fields and forests near you.
Whitetail fawns, cute as can be, are being born. If you are lucky enough to find one a few days old or less, it will lie motionless on the forest floor, its spotted coat well-camouflage (in most cases) against the leafy background. Usually, a doe will be nowhere in sight, but she is nearby. In the first days of a fawn’s life, the doe only visits a few times per day to nurse it.

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