Deer says, "Meh!" - Mother Deer and Fawns - Deer in the Yard

A wild deer herd has befriended us, and in the early summer, Eva, the matriarch of the herd, always brings her two or three day old babies nearby, letting us have a close look. This year Eva had three fawns. Two girls and a boy. For the first days of their lives the fawns are mostly sleeping alone in the woods. Eva spends her day going from fawn to fawn, caring for them until they are able to walk around. That sometimes takes a couple days. Because we live in the middle of their territory, they've been watching us closely for generations, and they really like to eat our clover lawn, we have deer in our yard every day.

For some reason, this year the females and the fawns were much more vocal than we have heard in past years. The one deer who is very loud in this video is a young female. Perhaps her youth gives her exceptional vocal chords. Maybe her baby is hard of hearing. In any case, it's an astounding and alarming sound from an animal that is normally known for its quiet grace.

Music in the video from Starseed:
http://www.starseedmusic.net
The musical track featured in this video is titled:
"Die Liebenden" (The Lovers)
recorded live in concert.

For the full story, and more photos and videos,
see the Deer in the Yard web pages:
http://www.pelorian.com/deer.html

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• wild
• deer
• fawns
• starseed music
• deer vocalization

[1robinsong]

I wonder why the hind (female) seems to not want the stag around her and the babies at all. You said it's very seldom that Eva lets the stag come near, and only because you are there? I wonder why. Does she see him as a problem? Does he provoke problems?

[PelorianPages]

@1robinsong

Once the males are a year old, the mothers push them away, as they take care of their new fawns. The males hang around, but gradually join up with other males. The herd divides into a male group and a female w/fawns group, only really coming together during mating season. The females keep the bucks away so they can give attention to the new fawns.

[JohnOliver]

How wonderful that you are living in peace and harmony with your environment. No wonder that you have the love and trust of these beautiful animals. And on the other hand, the deer are lucky to have your understanding. You are truly blessed.

[QuantumBios]

Beautiful. Thank you for being a friend to these animals.

[PIPITGANG]

OMG LOL

[littlemisshunter1]

Was that baby chasing the bird??? So sweet, thank you for being gentle! I would LOVE for deer to come to my house.

[MrCouchmen]

0:11 - 0:17 - he´s fast and furious.

[FlandreScarlet01]

press 3 for air

[JMLXKIMCHI]

OH SO THATS WHAT I WAS HEARING AT LIKE 4 IN THE MORNING.

[maniacaldude]

You make me so envious. I would love to be able to interact with a deer herd and live in peace and harmony with them like that. A very sweet and interesting video.

And to all you telling him to eat them or that crap, I have this to say: SHUT UP!!! Watch Bambi, you heartless twits, and maybe you'll be humbled by what you see!

Yes, my love for deer stems from Bambi, what of it?

[benpg]

Look at these stupid hippies. This is pathetic. Let these animals live in the wild where they belong or eat them. You shouldn't make them pets.

[theweave2587]

WHY IS THAT DEERS HIND QUARTER ALL PATCHY?

[SirKendalMintcake]

You're so lucky my friend! I'm from Australia and I feed a family of wild magpies. They're similar to your deer in that they come and go as they please (sometimes they stay for hours at a time) but they're still wild. I think it's the best type of human-animal interaction, certainly from the animal's perspective. I've watched many of your videos, and I think you are legendary! Thank you for sharing such wonderful videos! :-)

[cody54768]

you should of killed them and eat them