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Maine whitetail deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Photo by julia11cc
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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:

White-tailed deer are generalists and can adapt to a wide variety of habitats.[14] The largest deer occur in the temperate regions of Canada and United States. The Northern white-tailed deer (borealis), Dakota white-tailed deer (dacotensis), and Northwest white-tailed deer (ochrourus) are some of the largest animals, with large antlers. The smallest deer occur in the Florida Keys.

Notes:

These are two pictures my dad captured on his outdoor game camera. One is a small fawn and the other is a year and half old, 3point buck.

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Comments (6)

we usually put out a game camera and see what little things came by for a visit. (obviously the pic)
Reminds me of my time in Connecticut. Every night I had to drive very slowly ... just in case one of these standing in the middle of the road :)
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PublishedNovember 22, 2011

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