Notes from a beautiful place on the planet: part of the driftless area of northwestern Wisconsin at Lake Pepin, where the Mississippi winds beneath limestone bluffs and the night sky is unobscured. Thanks for visiting! ~Uri

June 5, 2008

Dappled Fawns


Gary Egger, master stalker of all things wild, sent this shot of two White-tailed Deer fawns, a good illustration of how their beautiful spotted coats provide camouflage in the dappled light of the forest undergrowth.  Many of the fawns' predators see in black-and-white, and may not be able to see a fawn crouching in the undergrowth.  Fawns will keep their spots for about 3 months.