Nature show!

Version 2

I like to listen to birds and other nature noises when I walk. Today, while I was rambling by a field where neighbors store a trailer and a boat, I heard something running toward me. I stopped, and suddenly a fawn ran by—followed closely by a large bobcat! The bobcat stopped and went into the brush nearby; the mama doe ran past after her fawn. The bobcat and I were both still, staring at each other. (I was almost in shock at what had just happened but collected myself enough to get this photo.) Then, as the bobcat and I were studying each other, another fawn ran up from the trailer field. This one saw me and stopped, not very far from where the bobcat lurked in the brush. When I told the fawn to go on, the bobcat….turned and scurried back into the woods. I just stood there for a few minutes, amazed at what I had just experienced (and grateful that I had arrived when I did) before I continued my walk.

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Before this morning’s excitement, I had planned to begin this post by sharing what I saw yesterday—two sets of fawns in my orchard! Unfortunately, one pair disappeared into the woods before I could get a photo, but this pair stayed around for a while. Several of the mama does and their fawns cross the orchard on a regular basis. Watch here. In fact, I just glanced out and saw the mama and her twins headed that way. Here’s a slow motion (not on purpose) video.

And then, while I was writing the above, I saw another (or the same?) mama and twins in the meadow. Of course, I took some corn and apple down. The fawns love to play in the meadow. They run along my mown paths and through the tall plants. Watch this one take off!