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| Swelling doe 4/16/12 |
Who is going to see the first fawn this year?
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| Heavy doe tottering around in the early morning 5/3/12 |
Right now in late April, the does are fat. Their sides are swelling under the tension of 8 maybe 12 long legs in there. Although they are probably born several weeks earlier, most years I
first see the fawns in May. Last year it was May 21.
I bet
Biobabbler will see a fawn first because even though she is way up in elevation in the Sierras where spring happens later, she sees stuff. So shout it out when you first see a fawn and where. Photos would be nice but not necessary. The predators are holding their breath too.
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| Fawn fannies 6/19/12 |
Sunday, May 19 was my first fawn sighting at a friend's house across town. She said the fawns started appearing the first full week of May, about 2 weeks later than in past years. On my side of the peninsula, the last 2 weeks of May is when I first start seeing them. And, sure enough Monday was my first sighting at home. I may get a blog post up on this.
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