Saturday, June 6, 2009

Buttercup? or Clover?


Not sure if there are 2 doe's (which is highly likely) or 1 doe who hides her fawn...

Two days ago, I watched a doe rather restlessly lying under the maple in the shade, no doubt feeling the record-breaking heat; she then sauntered along the driveway. By late afternoon, I was escorting a couple of ladies who had dropped in for a tour. As I pointed out the cooler glade beyond the rhodos, we saw a doe rise up and then the tiniest fawn follow her, on what seemed to be wobbly legs. The doe immediately went into the wood, and the fawn giggled along behind.
Then last evening, this doe (pictured) was easily grazing in the buttercupped and clovered field of the orchard. She wasn't nervous at all, and allowed me to get very close, about 12 feet, so perhaps she's not the new mother. No matter; she's just as pretty, though my view of her did darken as I watched her attempt to eat roses through the fence!
Now, to decide which is which, and whether to name them. I chose 'Buttercup' for this one, and perhaps 'Clover' for the new mom, should I spy her again.
What name do you prefer?

As I write this, I observe a rabbit in the same field of buttercups and clover. Perhaps they're showing up again because the weather has cooled; during the last week of 30+ Celsius / 90+ Farenheit, I hadn't seen any and suspected they were cooling off in the underbrush or gone on holiday to the lake (hah). Now the one I'm watching is busy feeding in the field and making its way toward the vegetable garden. Guess it's time to go weeding!
Sandra

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