It was late July and the apple tree was
dropping small green apples. Deer and rabbits, fox and coyotes and bear were
visiting in the night to eat the fallen apples.
At twilight two hen turkeys and their broods
came to pick insects from the grass in a small opening in front of the camera
trap. The different sizes of the turkey poults shows that one brood was younger
than the other. The turkeys were peacefully going about their business while a
white-tail fawn nibbled at leaves on a shrub.
The fawn’s mother came to eat, including some of those
little green apples, and the fawn began gamboling through the grass –
Towards the end of the video the doe looks at
the fawn chasing the turkeys as if to say “Stop bothering the neighbors.”
How cool! Kids will be kids, no matter the species :)
ReplyDeleteGreat little video. Always good to see the renewal of life.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing that video of the playful fawn. The turkey family don't seem overly annoyed. Delightful!
ReplyDeleteGreat video?
ReplyDeleteHello, what a great video, love the deer and all the turkeys. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Saturday, wishing you a happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteThe fawn definitely wants somebody to play with him! How cute! Love the young turkeys too! They need to run and jump with the deer! heehee! What a fun video! Thanks!
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