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White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

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Field Notes

Description:

The head, neck, back, and sides are reddish brown I summer, and brownish gray in fall, winter, and early spring. The throat, belly, rump, and edging and underside of the tail are white.

Habitat:

In Minnesota white-tails prefer deciduous and mixed wooded uplands in summer and, particularly in the north, coniferous lowlands in winter.

Notes:

Spotted near the edge of a swampy area along North Cotton Lake Road.

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PublishedApril 20, 2014

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