I spent a few minutes with another deer family in early September at Chesnut Park. I saw them crossing the street while driving into the park, then saw them again on the back trail.
Later, I caught this young buck by the swings. It was a quiet morning, otherwise they would all be hiding in the woods.
Linking to Wednesday Around the World.
I left work while it was still raining in early August hoping Chesnut Park would be empty of people due to the weather. That’s when the baby deer come out from hiding in the woods. Early on Saturday mornings when I’m usually there, the park is filled with joggers, walkers and dogs so the deer stay deep in the woods. It was still drizzling when I first got there. I quickly saw 2 hawks that were soaked.
I spotted a fawn staying close to the family.
Not sure if this was Dad or a big brother. It’s rare to see older males at the park. They usually stay farther north and come down to the park during mating season.
This little one had a sibling. Even though the rain had stopped, I stayed in the car to take these. I didn’t want to spook them. They continued to graze and I eventually headed home.
I stopped by Chesnut Park on the way home from work in early August to see if there were any baby deer. Since it had just stopped raining I was thinking there wouldn’t be a lot of people there so the deer may be out and visible. The babies usually hide on Saturday mornings with all of the joggers and dog walkers there so a rainy weekday seemed like a good chance to see them. After walking around for a while I was leaving and saw some spots in the woods.
I sat down on a wet log and they were walking around in the weeds. There were two babies and one parent was close by.
Not sure what the parent was doing. Was she sniffing to make sure this was her baby?
Mom then continued to feed herself. After a few minutes, they headed deeper in the woods and I headed home.
A few weeks after my trip to Chesnut Park in the rain after work, I headed back for another walk on a Saturday morning. The babies are usually hiding in the woods on Saturday mornings since the park is pretty busy. I was lucky to see the above hanging close to mom and wandering around near the parking area in the back of the park. There was a male close by as well. In that last picture, the little one turned to look at me as if to say “What’s that furry thing with an acorn, Lady?”
Ants were hanging out on the flowers.
A young red shoulder hawk was hunting near my car.
An osprey flying by with breakfast.
The usual moorhens near the dock.
A tern hovering over the lake.
A Saturday morning walk at Chesnut Park.
More fawn pictures from my quick stop at Chesnut Park after work in the rain. The rain kept people from the park so the deer came out of the woods and were hanging out in the parking areas.
Linking to Saturday’s Critters
A few more pictures from my stop after work to look for the baby deer at Chesnut Park.
Only here, all of the mothers are alive and well keeping a watchful eye on the little ones. The park near my house has lots of wild deer roaming around in the park. Most summers I have seen one or two babies in the park. By late August I had not seen any even though a park ranger had told me there were a few there. One day after work I was heading home in the rain. It was down to a light drizzle and I had my camera in the car so I took a detour and stopped at the park. There were very few people there because of the weather so the deer were all over the parking lots. I counted 7 babies in the park. Most of these were taken from the car. I didn’t want to scare them so I stayed in the car and rolled down the window. When they have the park all to themselves, they come out of the woods.
Linking to Saturday’s Critters
