This was the first photo I took with my first digital camera, back in 2005. I was on my way to my Halfway mission church to celebrate the weekend Mass, which I did for 8 years, and along the Powder River there was always some kind of wildlife testing my quickness to take a great photo. This was one of those occasions as I saw a mother deer with 2 fawns nursing, watching over any intruders. Realizing that I was not the harmful type of intruder, she kept a close watchful eye on me as I zoomed on the trio and snapped this great photo. The fawns always have those white dots on their back when they are growing, which will disappear as they grow older. The female deer is called a doe, and generally has one or two fawns at a time. Mating season typically begins in later August and lasts until December. Some species mate until early March. The gestation period lasts up to 10 months. The fawn and its mother stay together for about one year.
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