Wordless (not!) Wednesday - Grand Canyon Ground Squirrel

This is my favorite photo from our entire epic road trip.  A ground squirrel was kind enough to pose for me in front of the Grand Canyon!

The fawns are back!

This time the does were out too!  Yes, that's plural!  There are two does and three fawns in total that are staying on or around our property.  I think the does have learned the coyotes can't get to their fawns inside of our field fencing so they leave them here when they go out to eat.  I love it!  I'm so happy I was able to move back to the country.  I had missed this!  Let me know what you think of the pictures.

 She's a little thin from nursing her fawns.

We're going to get them a salt block and we might start putting some feed out for them too.  There's plenty to eat in green stuff right now, but the extra calories can't hurt the mommas.  :D

 I wish the fawn hadn't had her head down.  That doe is gorgeous!

 She finally looks up.  So cute!

 Check it out!  I got one doe and three fawns in one picture!  The other doe was hiding.

 

 Such cute babies!!

 A squirrel spotted me hiding behind the vehicles and started chattering, so the fawn went to her mom.

Oops, I'm spotted!  

I LOVE taking pictures of them!  They are so adorable!

Twins!!!!

Remember the video of the doe I shared?  I thought by the way she was acting that she must be hiding a fawn somewhere... I was right!  She has twins!!!!

This was the first time I've ever seen twin fawns in person and the first time I've photographed any fawn (I think...), so I'm very excited!!  The pictures aren't great because I was having a lot of trouble getting my camera to focus and I was using full zoom without a tripod so every time I moved at all they blurred.  I'm still so excited and blessed to get to see and photograph these babies in my own yard!  :D

 Itchy fawn.

 

 

 So cute how high they pick up their feet.  :)

 I've been spotted hehe.

 

 There unfortunately was some wire in the way of this picture.

 One of my favorite shots!  So cute!

 

This last one is probably the best shot of the bunch

 (I was propped up against a tree hehe).

I think it's so cool how they look like full grown deer, but smaller and spotted hehe.  So much fun!  My parents have been watching these two play in our yard every morning for a week now, but this was the first time I got to see them (I don't get up early lol).  So exciting!

Deer!

Check out this cool video I got yesterday!  My dad saw a deer out in the pasture and told me about it so I grabbed my camera and stalked out there.  I followed her to the back of the pasture and got really close (hidden behind the pine trees behind the pond) before she spotted me and ran.  Then she stopped, turned around and started stomping and snorting at me (you'll see that part in the video).  I think she must have had a fawn hiding somewhere because I've never seen one so unwilling to leave.  In the video when the camera shakes that's me slapping mosquitoes because they were eating me alive.  Unfortunately the movement spooked her.  I wish the mosquitoes didn't love me so much because I'm curious how long she would have let me film her.  Even after I took off for the house I could still hear her snorting at the back property line.  I'm disappointed I couldn't watch her anymore but I had to escape the mosquitoes.  They are vicious!! Anyway I'll stop rambling and let you watch the video.