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White-Tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
33.9627, -84.5942
Field Notes
Description:
The deer's coat is a reddish-brown in the spring and summer and turns to a grey-brown throughout the fall and winter. The deer can be recognized by the characteristic white underside to its tail, which it shows as a signal of alarm by raising the tail during escape.
Habitat:
The white-tailed deer is a woodland species.
In North America, the species is most common east of the Rocky Mountains, and is absent from much of the western United States, including Nevada, Utah, California, Hawaii, and Alaska.
Notes:
Spotted grazing in a field during the rain at Burnt Hickory Rd Entrance of Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Reference Links:
White-tailed deer
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2013
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